Army Staff Sgt. Jesse Knott had been at Hutal, a small town in a remote region of southern Afghanistan, for roughly a week when a cat caught his attention. The day he appeared from behind a concrete barrier trailing blood from an injured paw, Knott decided to take action. He approached his commander: "I have a refugee in my intelligence office." The commander was at first shocked and disapproving, but after seeing the cat, he left the office - returning a few moments later with armload of tinned salmon he called "Humanitarian aid."
Under Knott's protection, the cat became something of a mascot for 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, H Company, as soldiers stopped by the office to play with him. Koshka helped distract Knott from chronic pain
Under Knott's protection, the cat became something of a mascot for 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, H Company, as soldiers stopped by the office to play with him. Koshka helped distract Knott from chronic pain