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		wglb on Oct 15, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Honour for overlooked Poles who were first to crac... And there was this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Monte_Cassino where my (ex) Father-in-Law was part of. They returned to the site in celebration for many years.

NickPollard on Oct 15, 2012 [–]

And of course the most famous participant of the battle, Wojtek the Brown bear:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wojtek_(soldier_bear)

I actually found a beer named after the bear the other day - I didn't get a chance to drink any though!

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