How do you send a message to someone, nowadays? Email or Wechat? I knew it! During the period of the Great War, there was no form of electronic mail. So to help communicate, detect gases and rescue soldiers, animals were used. From dogs and cats to different types of birds, all countries used the enhanced abilities of animals to give them a step ahead in the game.
The Leg-less Hero - Cher Ami
An example of animals being used to save lives is taken place on the 3rd of October 1918, during one of the last wars in World War I. The Battle of Argonne. Five-Hundred US soldiers are down in their trenches, hurt and bloody all over. This group of soldiers was called the Lost Battalion. As well as wounded soldiers and no food, they were surrounded by the last of the German soldiers. The Germans had no clue that their enemy was hurt and right behind them, in a trench, with no ammunition and food.
The Leg-less Hero - Cher Ami
On the other side of the battlefield, the US soldiers were firing artillery shells and trying to take out the Germans. Without any knowledge that the Lost Battalion was right behind the Germans, they continued to fire. The Lost Battalion were getting killed off by their own allies! The Germans were not getting hit, but their own allies were!
By the second day, only less than 500 of the soldiers were left. They sent two pigeons to their allies, telling them that they were there. Both got killed by German snipers. Their last hope of contacting their allies was the last pigeon, called, Cher Ami (French for ‘Dear Friend”). They wrote a message stating their coordinates and to stop firing the bombs.
They sent off the bird and hoped to God that she would make it. Cher Ami flew fast and high. The German sniper saw her and shot her down. She gained balance and continued on, strong and bravely. Another one of the Germans saw her. He sent out his eagle and also tried to snipe down the bird. BANG! Cher Ami’s Breast was shot and flesh came ripping out. Both her legs got shot and only one tendon was hanging to carry the message. Only an eye socket left for Cher Ami’s left eye. Still, she flew on and eventually reached the US base.
The Leg-less Hero - Cher Ami
The US force got the message and stopped firing and sent a rescue team to their whereabouts. The Lost Battalion got rescued and 194 lives were saved. Cher Ami continued to be respected until 1919 when she sadly passed away.
She won the Croix de Guerre medal, which commemorates individuals who risk their lives and perform demonstrations of valour, including the battle with enemy forces. Today she is displayed in the Smithsonian Institution, standing proudly with her wooden leg.
你现在如何给别人发送信息？电子邮件或微信？我就知道！在大战期间，没有任何形式的电子邮件。所以为了帮助沟通，检测气体并拯救士兵，使用了动物。从狗和猫到不同类型的鸟类，所有国家都使用增强的动物能力，让他们在游戏中领先一步。
1918年10月3日，在第一次世界大战的最后一场战争中，发生了一种用于拯救生命的动物的例子。阿贡战役。五百名美国士兵陷入战壕里，全身受伤和血腥。这组士兵被称为失落营。除了受伤的士兵和没有食物，他们被最后一名德国士兵包围。德国人不知道他们的敌人受到伤害，并且在他们身后，在一条战壕里，没有弹药和食物。
The Leg-less Hero - Cher Ami
在战场的另一边，美国士兵正在发射炮弹并试图将德国人赶出去。在没有任何消息说失落大队落后于德国人的情况下，他们继续射击。失落大队正在被自己的盟友击毙！德国人没有被击中，但他们自己的盟友是！
The Leg-less Hero - Cher Ami
到第二天，只剩下不到500名士兵。他们派出两只鸽子给盟友，告诉他们他们在那里。两人都被德国狙击手杀死。他们接触盟友的最后希望是最后一羽鸽子，名叫Cher Ami（法国人为'亲爱的朋友'）。他们写了一条消息，说明他们的坐标并停止发射炸弹。
他们寄出了这只鸟，并希望上帝能够做到。谢尔阿米飞得飞快而高。德国狙击手看到她并将她击毙。她获得了平衡并继续坚强勇敢。另一个德国人看到了她。他发出了他的鹰，并试图狙击鸟。砰！谢尔阿米的乳房被枪杀，肉馅撕裂了。她的双腿都被击中，只有一根肌腱悬挂着传达信息。 Cher Ami的左眼只剩下一只眼窝。尽管如此，她还是飞到了美国基地。
The Leg-less Hero - Cher Ami
美军得到消息并停止射击，并派遣一支救援队前往他们的下落。失落大队获救，194人丧生。谢尔阿米继续受到尊重，直到1919年她不幸去世。
她赢得了Croix de Guerre奖章，纪念那些冒着生命危险并进行勇敢示威的个人，包括与敌军的战斗。今天，她在史密森尼学会展出，用她的木腿骄傲地站立。
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