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Show Pigeons as Commandos Several hundred pigeons now being trained as carriers of messages mes-sages for the United States forces are undergoing a strenuous Commando Com-mando course. To get them accustomed to the black-out the birds, which normally nor-mally roost at night, are sent out in the darkness to make two-way flights. They are also trained to return to roosts mounted on trailers trail-ers which sometimes remain only a few days at one station. To get them ready for battle conditions aeroplanes are used to dive at them, and they fly amid exploding firecrackers. They are given medical attention, and, like the troops, they get leave. |