edit on 04/30/2011 by milkyway12 because: (no reason given)
Brutus was the recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor last year from his tour in Iraq.(visit the link for the full news article)
His handler and four other soldiers were taken hostage by insurgents. Brutus and his handler communicate by sign language.
He gave Brutus the signal that meant ‘go away but come back and find me’. The Iraqis paid no attention to Brutus.