MMM MMM - NOW THAT'S SOME GOOD EATIN'

Servicemembers are hard to figure out sometimes.

Members of the combat search-and-rescue team assigned to Baghdad International Airport have adopted a pigeon they found near death when they moved into their hangar on base.

The pigeon, which goes by the name Bird, usually sits on a wire near the entrance to the hangar, but pararescue members have also built it a home outside the hangar.

The bird has been known to fly down and perch on someone’s shoulder — especially if there’s some food involved.

Bird might not want get too fat on all those snacks. Some of the same guys who adopted the pigeon had previously acquired a sheep in downtown Baghdad. They turned it into lunch.

Keep those wings in good shape, Bird, and get plenty of exercise.

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