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Cpl. Juan Rodriguez walks Lucca through American Airlines Terminal 3 at O'Hare Airport on Thursday. Lucca suffered an injury from an IED blast that resulted in the amputation of her left front leg, leading to her retirement from military service. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Current handler, Cpl. Juan Rodriguez rides through American Airlines Terminal 3 at O'Hare Airport with Lucca. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Current handler, Cpl. Juan Rodriguez rides through the terminal with Lucca. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times.
Current handler, Cpl. Juan Rodriguez rides through the terminal with Lucca. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Lucca rides with her current handler, Cpl. Juan Rodriguez through American Airlines Terminal 3 at O'Hare Airport. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Preceded by a color guard, current handler, Cpl. Juan Rodriguez walks Lucca through American Airlines Terminal 3 at O'Hare Airport. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Lucca, a military working dog, walks on her remaining three legs through American Airlines Terminal 3. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Preceded by a color guard, current handler, Cpl. Juan Rodriguez walks Lucca through American Airlines Terminal 3 at O'Hare Airport. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Lucca sits at gate K-9 in American Airlines Terminal 3 at O'Hare Airport before her flight to Finland. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Current handler, Cpl. Juan Rodriguez stands by Lucca outside gate K-9. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Passengers and a color guard listen to a singer sing a patriotic song. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Children pet Lucca outside gate K-9. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Passengers stop and watch as Lucca passes them in American Airlines Terminal 3 at O'Hare Airport. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Passengers pet Lucca outside gate K-9. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Lucca rests outside gate K-9 in American Airlines Terminal 3 at O'Hare Airport. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times
Lucca, a military working dog, gets an honorary sendoff at O’Hare Airport, heading to Finland to live with her original handler. Lucca, an eight-year-old Belgian Malinois and two-time Iraq veteran who served one tour in Afghanistan, specialized in detecting trace amounts of explosive compounds, a role she was extremely successful at. While on more than 400 patrols during her nearly two years overseas, Lucca had more than 40 confirmed finds and saved the lives of countless Marines. On her last deployment she suffered an injury from an IED blast that resulted in the amputation of her left front leg, leading … Read More
