posted November 26, 2004 02:08 AM
War Hero Glow Worms Honored LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's most unusual war heroes - including glow worms, elephants and monkeys - will be honored Wednesday for their devotion to duty under fire.
Princess Anne will unveil a war memorial in London's Park Lane dedicated to all the animals and insects that endured hardship with the nation's armed services.
"Britain's Animals in War memorial is a nation's long-awaited and very welcome tribute to the millions of animals that have served and suffered for their country," said Marilyn Rydstrom, head of the PDSA animal charity.
Among those honored will be glow worms whose light was used by soldiers to read maps during the trench warfare of World War I.
The stone memorial bears the profiles of creatures from bears to monkeys - kept by soldiers as mascots - and will be the most prominent tribute to animal bravery in Britain, a nation often mocked for loving its pets more than its children.
Lindaland
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