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In 1994, a plush chicken representing Myrtle was brought along to the 50th annual commemoration ceremony of the Battle of Arnhem. Lt. Glover was also in attendance, though he did not participate in the reenactment parachute drop. Responsibility for carrying the stuffed Myrtle replica during the drop
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had a short debate among themselves over whether or not chickens could fly. Glover took it upon himself to prove that they could, obtained a chicken which he named Myrtle, and began to bring her along during his paratrooper training jumps in a haversack. On the first jump, he released Myrtle at a
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brewing company in the UK produced a specialty beer named after Myrtle. The beer was available in 178 pubs in the
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