`VCs' for Ground Zero dogs.Byline: MARK WILKINSON HERO guide dogs who led their masters to safety from New York's Twin Towers are to be awarded the animal Victoria Cross. Fearless pooches Salty salt·y adj. salt·i·er, salt·i·est 1. Of, containing, or seasoned with salt. 2. Suggestive of the sea or sailing life. 3. Witty; pungent; earthy: salty humor. and Roselle Roselle (rōzĕl`), borough (1990 pop. 20,314), Union co., NE N.J.; set off from Linden 1890 and inc. 1894. Chiefly residential, the borough has some industry. guided Omar Rivera and Michael Hingson down the crowded stairs of the burning buildings before they collapsed. Their devotion in the attacks on September 11 has earned them the Dickin Medal The Dickin Medal was instituted in 1943 by Maria Dickin to honour the work of animals in war. It is a large bronze medallion, bearing the words "For Gallantry" and "We Also Serve" within a laurel wreath, carried on ribbon of striped green, dark brown and pale blue. - Britain's top honour for animal bravery Bravery See also Heroism. Achilles foremost Greek hero of Trojan War; brave and formidable warrior. [Gk. Hist.: NCE, 12] Adrastus courageous Indian prince; Rinaldo’s enemy. [Ital. Lit. Never before has Britain's top veterinary charity, the PDSA PDSA (in Britain) People's Dispensary for Sick Animals PDSA (Brit) n abbr (= People's Dispensary for Sick Animals) → kostenloses Behandlungszentrum für Haustiere PDSA , awarded it in peacetime. Rescue dogs who searched for survivors at Ground Zero and at the Pentagon in Washington are also to be honoured. Marilyn Rydstrom, director general of PDSA, said: "The scale of loss was almost too much to comprehend. "We could not ignore the animals' courage." Between 1943 and 1949 the Dickin Medal was awarded to 54 animals - 32 pigeons, 18 dogs, three horses and a cat. CAPTION(S): ROSELLE: Brave |
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