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.

这条美国军犬在阿富汗执行任务时失去了一条腿，现成为第一只被授予等同于动物界“英国维多利亚十字勋章”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岁的德国牧羊犬卢卡，六年中在美国军队的服役过程中完成了400次任务——全靠她来嗅出爆炸物。

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.

在卢卡的职业生涯中，她保护了成千上万盟军部队的生命，每一次(只要)她巡逻，无一人员伤亡。

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

失去左腿后的卢卡和她原来的主人下士朱安在一起养伤。

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

卢卡从爆炸中恢复过来只用了十天的时间，她现在和她之前的教练军士威林厄姆一起住在加利福尼亚。

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

在阿富汗服役之前，卢卡和军士威林厄姆在伊拉克完成了两个小时的任务。

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寻包括智能电子装置和炸弹，并且负责直接逮捕叛乱分子。

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

卢卡是第67个被授予迪金勋章(五轴勋章)的动物，这是授予那些在战争冲突中有超凡服务的动物的奖章。