Anthony R. Sidoti brought home a small dog, hidden in his uniform, when he returned from World War II in Europe. The dog, according to Sidoti’s second cousin, was named GI.One of Amsterdam’s most decorated veterans of the war, Rev. Sidoti was a non-combatant U.S. Army chaplain. He was awarded two Silver Stars, a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star.He was assistant pastor at Mt. Carmel in Gloversville in 1942 when he enlisted as one of the U.S. Army’s youngest chaplains.Arriving in France 11 days after the Normandy invasion, Sidoti served in a hospital unit. In September he was assigned to…