FOX: A heroic U.S. Marine Corps German shepherd that lost a leg sniffing out a roadside bomb in Afghanistan was awarded the world’s highest honor for service dogs during a special ceremony Tuesday.
Lucca, who served U.S. troops during more than 400 missions in Iraq and Afghanistan over a six-year span, received the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) Dickin Medal at the Wellington Barracks in London. She is the first Marine Corps dog to receive the medal, considered the top honor for war animals around the world.
Her handler, Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Willingham, told Sky News that it was an “incredible honor” to receive the award from the veterinary charity. more here
Dogs are the best kind of people.
Semper Fi, Lucca
Oh man, I had to have the front leg of the best dog I’ve ever had, a GSD, amputated over Christmas. It was pretty bad but now he’s a hopping fool.
He was just chasing his kong not saving lives…but still he’s my dog.
I hope I will live at the Rainbow Bridge for eternity with all of the dogs I’ve had the great fortune to live with on this plane.
Beautiful dog and uplifting story!
Read the book Top Dog. I’m gonna stop following her on facebook though because I just can’t bawl at my desk when I’m working.
What does a dog care about a medal? She can’t eat it or fuck it so it means nothing to her. Just a symbolic gesture to make us humans feel good. Really wanna do something for the dog? Set her up in the lap of luxury for the rest of her life, as befits the service of such a magnificent animal. Never mind silly platitudes that make us feel all warm and fuzzy, do something for her.
da_truth36, dogs don’t give a shit about luxury. And I don’t think her Marine handler gives a shit about feeling “all warm and fuzzy.”
This is a great story, great honor all the way around. That dog is a hero, a true hero. The award is well deserved.
Datruth, it’s not just platitudes. That dog saved more lives over there than a lot of medics. And I’m a medic.
If you know Lucca’s story then you know she is set up in the lap of luxury. It’s a big deal that the military lets handlers adopt their dogs now after they retire. When the Dems cut and run from another war in the 1970s, thousands of dogs were destroyed. The handlers who came home were devastated.
We’re not F’in arabs.