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Show VETERA X HOMIXG I'IGEOXS TO GET PERMANENT HOME (International News Service) I Minneapolis. Minn., April 5. Sovcn homing pigeons which saw service in tho world war are to receive a pci -mancnt home. The seven "veterans" are the survivors of a squad of thirty -'six, the -property .of Thomas Jones, a county employe, who donated the.-services the.-services to the government. All seven birds have received honorable hon-orable discharges from the A. E. j... headquarters at Brest, France, "Buckshot," one of the carriers, .a marked by a machine, gun bullet, which pierced his left wing. Ho I gained his right to a wound stripe when he was fired on and chased ty a Hun airplane while carrying j. message from a front line trench to general headquarters The pigeons will be housed In tn Hennepin county court house tower. o |