Video player not working?0:000:000:00SettingsQualityAutoAudioSpeed1×CaptionsOffArmy Mascot Liberty Killed In IraqDula TVFunny videos since 2008Thumbs up0Thumbs down0 Share2.6K views May 2009A mock morning news report mourns Liberty, a fictional Army mascot dog, whose Iraq tour ends when he accidentally triggers a roadside bomb. Show transcript0:07We have some sad news coming out of Iraq this morning, where military officials are announcing the death of Liberty, the US Army's mascot, killed by a roadside bomb.0:16The big, lovable dog became a national celebrity when he deployed in 2003 to raise the spirit of our soldiers overseas.0:24Right, whether riling up soldiers involved in a long firefight or just adding a little humor to a midnight raid on a terrorist hideout, Liberty's floppy ears and goofy grin always made us laugh amid the harsh images of war.0:37He was truly the nation's top dog. More than 500,000 Americans voted for Liberty in the online mascot selection contest sponsored by the DOD.0:46Yes, this freedom-loving canine won out in the final runoff, edging out Brigadier Baboon, D'Angelo the streetwise elk, who is a technological specialist, and Private First Class Jeffrey Bison.0:57Now, after his first tour ended in 2004, Liberty was redeployed with a new mission to put a positive spin on the conflict and improve the flagging public image of the war at home.1:07Right, and here today now, we'll never forget our studio visit from Liberty when he was on his nationwide tour right after the Abu Ghraib scandal.1:15So despite all these allegations, you're here to remind us that our soldiers are doing their doggone best over there in Iraq, right?1:22Yeah.1:24As the war moved into its fourth year, Liberty's mission was refocused again to cheering up Iraqis and creating goodwill between warring Shiites and Sunnis.1:33Now, we did see a little less of the big lovable dog in 2006 after the Pentagon cut his funding, but Liberty persevered, apparently creating his own website where he asked his fans back home to help him out and send him ammunition for his trademark marshmallow gun.1:48And then yesterday, his career ended in heroics when doing a cartwheel, he accidentally tripped an improvised explosive device.1:56Liberty will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery tomorrow morning.1:59Liberty was posthumously awarded a giant foam replica of the Congressional Medal of Honor.2:04He'll be missed. Missed.
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