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 …