Velse, a French war dog captured by the Germans in July 1918 near Chateau Thierry. After escaping captivity and swimming across the Velse River, he was adopted by two American War Correspondents: Raymond Carroll and Junius Wood. Velse accompanied them to various battle fronts, under shell fire, and never abandoned them. He was wounded when he joined the Americans. Velse currently resides with his benefactors at the Paris Peace Conference in Hotel Crillon, Paris, France.