Political Quotes

“I am on the floor today to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of Sergeant Stubby, Connecticut's first-ever military working dog and an icon in our Nation's history. In July 1917, members of the 102nd Infantry, 26th Yankee Division of the U.S. Army were training on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, CT, when a stray puppy wandered into their camp. Private J. Robert Conroy first found the dog and named him ``Stubby.'' Despite an official ban on pets in the camp, Stubby quickly became the mascot of the 102nd Infantry. When the 102nd was deployed to France in October 1917, Private Conroy managed to smuggle Stubby aboard the S.S. Minnesota--and the rest is history. Stubby served with remarkable valor in the trenches of France for 18 months, participating in four offensives and 17 battles. Stubby was an invaluable member of the 102nd beyond just improving the morale of his comrades; he warned his regiment of mustard gas attacks and artillery shells, located wounded soldiers between trenchlines, and was even solely responsible for capturing a German spy during the Meuse-Argonne offensive. Stubby suffered wounds from hand grenades and mustard gas, but each time made a full recovery and returned to the frontlines, with a special gas mask custom-made for him by the 102nd. At the end of the war, Private Conroy and Sergeant Stubby returned home safely to newfound celebrity.”