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Togo, the forgotten hero.

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Jolly

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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-heroic-dog-raced-across-the-frozen-alaskan-wilderness-to-deliver-life-saving-medicine-but-his-contributions-were-long-overlooked-180985905/
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Well aware of that story. I suspect the name was changed because of the closeness to Tojo.
"You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell
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Renauda

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Well known and often told story here in the North. There are similar stories of man and beast heroics and valour throughout the North.
Elbows up!
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89th

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Great story. One I had forgotten about.
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LuFins Dad

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I feel bad for Balto. What a piss poor ending.
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