Even with all that they're facing, our troops in Iraq still make time to rescue a kitten. From the Air Force Times:
In the sprawling Al Faw Palace at Camp Victory where leaders are tough and business is serious, a group of concerned officers led a team in a kitten rescue July 8.The public affairs staff had heard a family of kittens meowing in the ceiling for a couple of days, but said they were surprised to hear a faint meow in one of the pillars outside on the second floor balcony.
“When I heard the kitten, I couldn’t stand the thought of it just baking inside the pillar, so I called the palace management team who came right up,” said Maj. Denise Varner, a media operations officer here...
... Once a hole was made in the base, Colonel Morgenthaler reached in and rescued the kitten. Soon it was relaxing in its new home made out of a television box. She also tried to lure the mother cat down from the ceiling with a tuna sandwich.
“We’ve gotten rid of mice and other critters,” Mr. Nikica said. “So this is nice to rescue the kitten. Everyone’s happy.”
Major Varner named the kitten Liberty, or Libby for short. She said they plan to gather the family and release them elsewhere on base.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Karen Petitt)