<P> Seaman Jenna was the canine mascot on USS Vandegrift (FFG - 48) for five years while the ship was forward deployed to 7th Fleet . Acquired as a rescue dog by the ship after a home port shift in 1998, she was a morale booster for a crew far from home and families . She improved morale every day, bringing a sense of home and making her shipmates feel different than the other sailors in the Navy . She created a bond amongst the crew that still exists today . </P> <P> Since 1922, the United States Marine Corps has used Bulldogs as its mascots . </P> <P> U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler introduced the first Marine mascot, named "Pvt Jiggs," who lived at Marine Barracks, Quantico . He quickly rose in the ranks to Sergeant Major . He was the first in a series of bulldog mascots . </P> <P> The current mascot is the 16th in a series of mascots named "Chesty" in honor of famed Marine Lieutenant General Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller Jr . This dog lives at the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., where he appears in weekly parades . </P>

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