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Nils Olav
Nils Olav was a king penguin at the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland.  He was bestowed one of the most prestigeous miliatary honors in the history of the Norwegian Army. The Penguin was appointed to  the honorable rank of Regimenatal Sergeant Major. Nils Olav is the first to hold the rank. In 1982 Nils was a corporal, in 1987 he was a sergeant, in 1993 he became Regimental Sergeant Major, in 2005 he became Colonel-in-chief. The Norwegian Army is having a bronze statue of Nils Olav made for the king, Herald, of Norway. The penguin recieved a badge at the ceremony.  Unfortnately, the original Nils Olav died in 1989. He was replaced by a two year old penguin also named Nils Olav.