William "the Goat" Windsor

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2009/05/20/9510311-ap.html



Goat discharged from British army

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


LONDON - The Royal Welsh Regiment is saying farewell to a four-legged military buddy.

After seven years of U.K. Army service, Billy the goat, whose full name is William Windsor, retired amid pomp and ceremony today. The nine-year-old will enjoy his retirement at a zoo outside of London.

The battalion has had a goat in its ranks for more than 200 years in a tradition that dates to the U.S. Revolutionary War when a wild goat wandered onto a battlefield and ended up leading the regimental colours at the end of a battle.

To this day, the regimental goat marches in front of the battalion in ceremonies.

Billy's replacement will be unveiled next month when a kid will be selected from a herd in north Wales.

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The cure for a fallacious argument is a better argument, not the suppression of ideas.
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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 05/20/2009 12:40PM by Frank Furter.

Sweet! Time to quit the job and head to Wales!

... and all this time you were wondering why the British lost The Empire.

The Good ol' US of A loves Goats too:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_the_Goat

btw... I love the "This article may require cleanup..." at the top of the page

Be certain to check out all of the proud offerings of the Goat Boat:
http://goatboat.com/Home_Page.php



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 05/20/2009 05:42PM by szalkowski.

Nice Fro on that lion.
Ya Mon... we gots ly-ons in Jaaaamaica mon...