FORT BENNING, Ga. – Trigger, a military working dog assigned to the 127th Military Police Company, shocked his handlers by coming back from his last deployment with a necklace of enemy buttholes.

“Some of us noticed that Trigger was having some problems,” said Sgt. Mary McKelvin, Trigger’s Dog Mom. “He’s such a good boy, my precious little stinker. He started sleeping with his eyes open, which really was so cute and quirky that I had to Instagram it. Then he wanted to go out on patrols without being asked. Adorbs. I even got him a bandanna. Who knew my little floof could be capable of war crimes?”

Trigger faces charges that could result in a bad boy discharge.

Early on, Trigger displayed only a feigned interest for sniffing care packages at the post office and cars entering the FOB, turning to the company of other dogs at every chance. When vector control slowly stopped finding stray dogs, it raised a few eyebrows. Trigger’s war trophy was found months later when his kennel was searched …

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