PFC Hammer... army cat

[Gigabein]

This ones for Sputty

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=817&u=/ap/20040713/ap_on_fe_st/saving_private_hammer_1&printer=1
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Fort Carson Staff Sgt. Rick Bousfield of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team had a mission: Saving Pvt. Hammer.

Pfc. Hammer is an Iraqi tabby cat the unit adopted after he was born last fall at a base in Balad, 50 miles north of Baghdad.

When Bousfield found out his unit was leaving Iraq (news - web sites) in March, he decided he couldn't leave a member of his team behind.

"He has been through mortar attacks," said Bousfield, a 19-year Army veteran. "He'd jump and get scared liked the rest of us. He is kind of like one of our own."

Pfc. Hammer got his name from the unit that adopted him, Team Hammer. Soldiers would tuck Hammer in their body armor during artillery attacks, and in return, Hammer chased mice in the mess hall.

"He was a stress therapist," Bousfield said. "The guys would come back in tired and stressed. Check Makro Specials (https://www.especials.co.za/makro/) and Pick n Pay Specials (https://www.especials.co.za/pick-n-pay/). Hammer would come back and bug the heck out of you. He wiped away some worries."

The kitten earned his rank after nabbing five mice.

When Bousfield learned his unit was going, he sent an e-mail to Alley Cat Allies, a national clearinghouse of information on stray cats, asking for help bringing Hammer along.

Alley Cat Allies raised $2,500 for Hammer's shots, sterilization, paperwork and a plane ride to the United States.

Hammer left Iraq with his unit in March, then flew from Kuwait to San Francisco in cargo-class. He traveled first class with an Alley Cat Allies volunteer to Denver.

Bousfield met the kitten at the airport.

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[Infernus]

:rofl: :rofl: 1337!

...my sister just got a new kitten... and I've never been a cat person but the thing is so cute... I don't know what she named it, I just call it furball, but its so cute... it fits in the palm of my hand and hell you would think it was just a major hairball if you weren't told otherwise... has claws like a beast tho...

[Triggar]

That is so cute. It's so sweet that an animal could bring that troop some joy and relief while they were enduring something like a mortar attack. I'm glad they got to take the kitten back with them!

I want a cat :(

[TheN00b]

OMG! Teh Triggar is unhappyz0r! Martyr, get your lazy butt over here!

[Gigabein]

There's a family of bunnies living under the trailer I work at. I'm thinking about catching one of them and having it be our mascot. It can endure the terrors of an office environment with me and become like a family member.

[Jennyboo]

That is so cute. It's so sweet that an animal could bring that troop some joy and relief while they were enduring something like a mortar attack. I'm glad they got to take the kitten back with them!

I want a cat :(
Give the Women her cat ;)

[JetRaiden]

aww...that must be a brave cat to hear all those loud noises all the time and not freak out...I lit some firecrackers in my backyard on the 4th of july and my cat ran into the woods and didnt come back for like 6 hours.

[Infernus]

Give the Women her cat ;)

OH OH OH! AND tie a ring to it's collar... there you go, proposal and furry feline...

[Baneblade]

OH OH OH! AND tie a ring to it's collar... there you go, proposal and furry feline...
Nice and now if he does it he won't get the credit...

[Infernus]

Nice and now if he does it he won't get the credit...

Of course he won't... Triggar, angered by martyr's use of my idea, will break it off with martyr and then i can pry that martyr will come over to my side of the line... Heh... if only...

[Baneblade]

Of course he won't... Triggar, angered by martyr's use of my idea, will break it off with martyr and then i can pry that martyr will come over to my side of the line... Heh... if only...
:lol:

And Triggar would fly over here right? Nobody is that lucky...:rolleyes:

[Infernus]

:lol:

And Triggar would fly over here right? Nobody is that lucky...:rolleyes:

A kid can dream can't he... heh... if only...

[Lonehunter]

That's fucking pathetic, they shouldn't worry about dumb shit like that.

[Baneblade]

That's fucking pathetic, they shouldn't worry about dumb shit like that.
You don't get it.

[Infernus]

That's fucking pathetic, they shouldn't worry about dumb shit like that.

:doh: you took it seriously... LOL WTF!

[Dharkbayne]

That's fucking pathetic, they shouldn't worry about dumb shit like that.

Whatever you say, Tek.

[Lonehunter]

That would be ironic as hell if I were actually one of Tek's accounts wouldn't it? I am one of the few that agrees with him constantly. Check the IPs though.

[Hezzy]

IPs can be easily changed.

[Mr1337Duck]

Nah, Tek likes cats I think.




You took that seriously?



It's from fucking CNN, right, why the hell would they lie about that, what do they have to gain with a small, cute story?

[Lonehunter]

Nah, Tek likes cats I think.
That right there proves we are not the same, most around here no I hate cats with a passion



It's from fucking CNN, right, why the hell would they lie about that, what do they have to gain with a small, cute story?
I don't know, the media these days? We are never safe from the unexpecting military kitten story.

I forgot you were with CNN

[SDM]

That right there proves we are not the same, most around here no I hate cats with a passion




I don't know, the media these days? We are never safe from the unexpecting military kitten story.

I forgot you were with CNN

I hate you now, way to go, fuckhole!

[Lonehunter]

Just ignore me, it's what others do I highly recomend it.

[SDM]

Just ignore me, it's what others do I highly recomend it.
No, you ignore me. I miss being...

INVISIBAL!!!1

[Lonehunter]

I try hard not to ignore people, just seems like running from the issue to me. I'm sure we can get along SDM :)

















:evil:

[Triggar]

OH OH OH! AND tie a ring to it's collar... there you go, proposal and furry feline...

I HAVE THREE YEARS OF COLLEGE TO GO.

No wedding bells until I get some of this student debt paid off!! No ring, either!

But I will take a cat.

And whoever said that the troop shouldn't be worrying about a cat, I'll ask you again to put yourself in their shoes - they're in a shithole country dealing with dust storms and mortar attacks, away from their families and friends - a little cat morale booster means loads more to them than it would for us!

[enfiliade]

Triggar: 1
Everyone else: 0

[Sputty]

Of course he won't... Triggar, angered by martyr's use of my idea, will break it off with martyr and then i can pry that martyr will come over to my side of the line... Heh... if only...
Maryr's mine, stay back....bitch!(SDM's still mine as well....)

Kittens are 1337. All military platoons need an assigned kitty.

[Squeeky]

Bullshit, PFC Hammer is feared in the middle east. He didnt hide during mortar attacks, he was screaming BALALLALALALALA MEOWWWWWWWWWWWWWW and blazing at them Iraqi Insurgents all the while mortars raining down upon the furry feline!

[Baneblade]

Bullshit, PFC Hammer is feared in the middle east. He didnt hide during mortar attacks, he was screaming BALALLALALALALA MEOWWWWWWWWWWWWWW and blazing at them Iraqi Insurgents all the while mortars raining down upon the furry feline!Are you sure that wasn't your regularly scheduled 'session'?

[Electrofreak]

:lol:

[Mag-Mower]

Kittens are 1337. All military platoons need an assigned kitty.
i agree

[Jennyboo]

That is so cute. It's so sweet that an animal could bring that troop some joy and relief while they were enduring something like a mortar attack. I'm glad they got to take the kitten back with them!

I want a cat :(
Indeed Cats are great :p I think you should get one Triggar ;)