這只三條腿軍犬的故事 感動了全世界

A US military dog who lost her leg while on dutyin Afghanistan has become the first to be awardedthe animal equivalent of a British Victoria Cross.

這條美國軍犬在阿富汗執(zhí)行任務(wù)時失去了一條腿，現(xiàn)成為第一只被授予等同于動物界“英國維多利亞十字勛章”的狗狗。

German Shepherd Lucca, aged 12, completedover 400 separate missions during six years ofactive service with the U.S. military, where shewould sniff out explosives.

12歲的德國牧羊犬盧卡，六年中在美國軍隊的服役過程中完成了400次任務(wù)——全靠她來嗅出爆炸物。

It is believed she protected the lives of thousands of allied troops during her career, withthere being no human casualties during any of her patrols.

在盧卡的職業(yè)生涯中，她保護了成千上萬盟軍部隊的生命，每一次(只要)她巡邏，無一人員傷亡。

Lucca, pictured recovering from her injuries after losing her leg with her then handlerCorporal Juan Rodriguez.

失去左腿后的盧卡和她原來的主人下士朱安在一起養(yǎng)傷。

It only took Lucca 10 days to recover from the blast and now lives with her former trainerSergeant Willingham in California.

盧卡從爆炸中恢復(fù)過來只用了十天的時間，她現(xiàn)在和她之前的教練軍士威林厄姆一起住在加利福尼亞。

Before serving in Afghanistan, Lucca completed two tours of duty in Iraq with SergeantWillingham.

在阿富汗服役之前，盧卡和軍士威林厄姆在伊拉克完成了兩個小時的任務(wù)。

She made a number of finds including IEDs and bombs and was also directly responsible forapprehending four insurgents.

她完成了一系列的搜尋包括智能電子裝置和炸彈，并且負(fù)責(zé)直接逮捕叛亂分子。

Lucca is the 67th animal to be honoured with the Dickin medal, which is awarded to thosewho show exceptional service in military conflict.

盧卡是第67個被授予迪金勛章(五軸勛章)的動物，這是授予那些在戰(zhàn)爭沖突中有超凡服務(wù)的動物的獎?wù)隆?/p>