Thor, right, one of retired Navy SEAL Trevor Maroshek’s canine-partners, sits next to a bronze statue honoring military working dogs and their handlers in Veterans Park. Thor is one of Chopper’s offspring. Chopper is credited with saving American forces from improvised explosive devices (IEDs) while deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan with Maroshek.

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