{"id":10993,"date":"2021-07-19T20:42:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T00:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.k9memorialcards.com\/k9s\/?p=10993"},"modified":"2021-07-23T20:44:38","modified_gmt":"2021-07-24T00:44:38","slug":"k9-charger-oregon-state-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.k9memorialcards.com\/k9s\/k9-charger-oregon-state-police\/","title":{"rendered":"K9 Charger &#8211; Oregon State Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size: small; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'Calibri'; font-weight: normal; color: #000000; font-style: normal; display: inline;\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size: small; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'Calibri'; font-weight: normal; color: #000000; font-style: normal; display: inline;\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size: small; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'Calibri'; font-weight: normal; color: #000000; font-style: normal; display: inline;\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size: small; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'Calibri'; font-weight: normal; color: #000000; font-style: normal; display: inline;\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size: small; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'Calibri'; font-weight: normal; color: #000000; font-style: normal; display: inline;\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size: small; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'Calibri'; font-weight: normal; color: #000000; font-style: normal; display: inline;\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size: small; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'Calibri'; font-weight: normal; color: #000000; font-style: normal; display: inline;\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size: small; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'Calibri'; font-weight: normal; color: #000000; font-style: normal; display: inline;\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Calibri'; color: #000000;\">\n<p>Died 7\/19\/21<\/p>\n<p>Handler &#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\">Trooper Ledbetter<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; widows: 2; margin: 26px 0px; letter-spacing: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-indent: 0px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\">Oregon State Police have announced the death of Retired K-9 Charger. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\">On Friday, Oregon State Police, OSP, say Charger passed away Monday. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\">K9 Charger served with OSP for about ten years before retiring. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\">Chargers&#8217; final six-years were spent with his handler, Sr. Trooper Ledbetter, and his family, &#8220;consisting of two and four-legged siblings,&#8221; according to OSP officials. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\">&#8220;[Charger] was family,&#8221; said Trooper Ledbetter in a statement released by OPS. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\">&#8220;He helped Trooper Ledbetter get through some hard and stressful times at work just by sticking his head through his kennel window to say &#8216;Hi,'&#8221; said OSP Officials. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\">Charger was 15 when he passed. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\">&#8220;We always want that one more walk, one more belly rub, one more game of fetch, but when we have to say goodbye to one of our best friends, knowing that we gave them our all, is a very joyous feeling,&#8221; said Oregon State Police, adding, &#8220;Trooper Ledbetter and his family did just that for Retired K-9 Charger.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Died 7\/19\/21 Handler &#8211; Trooper Ledbetter Oregon State Police have announced the death of Retired K-9 Charger. 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