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Goodavage, Maria, 1962– author.
Top dog : the story of marine hero Lucca / Maria Goodavage.
pages cm
ISBN 978-0-698-16141-2
1. Lucca (Dog) 2. Dogs—War use—Afghanistan. 3. Detector dogs—Afghanistan. 4. Human-animal relationships. 5. Afghan War, 2001—Casualties. 6. Afghan War, 2001—Veterans—United States—Biography. I. Title.
UH100.G664 2014
956.7044'3450929—dc23 2014023493
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