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That screaming eagle's name is "Old Abe," based on the life of a real bald eagle who served with Wisconsin volunteers during the Civil War and has a long history with the state of Wisconsin.
A new children's book, "We Also Served: True Stories of Brave Animals in the Military and Other Heroic Tales," recounts the tales of history's most beloved animal combat veterans for the youngest of audiences.