U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Willingham with Lucca near the Natural Balance Pet Foods' 2013 Rose Parade entry, "Canines with Courage," a floral replica of the Military Working Dog Teams National Monument, in Irwindale, California, on December 27, 2012. Lucca, an 8-year old German Shepherd/Malinois mix, was deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. After losing a leg to a roadside bomb, Lucca is now retired and lives with her first handler, Sgt. Willingham. (Gary Friedman/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
