We were the unthanked, doing the unnecessary
for the ungrateful, and led by the unqualified
This site was last
updated on 25 March 2013
During the 1970s and even into the
early 80s the use of force policies differed greatly than they did later on
while American forces were in the Philippines. Dogs were actually used quite
extensively for various purposes. These utilizations ranged from explosive
detection, to drug prevention and in many cases to actual use against human
beings. It wasn't uncommon for a dog handler or even Resources Protection
troop to find himself on International Hold while a court case was pending
downtown. Often, one or more intruders would come on base, get caught and dog
bitten, then go back downtown and sue the offending handler for attempting to
murder him. I never saw a case where anything came of it, but this was normal
practice for released intruders. As you read through the pages you will
note a few things. My personal story is mentioned, along with what I hope to be
many other personal bios. I have included a tribute page to one of my comrades
and colleagues who was killed in the performance of his duties. If nothing
else, please take a moment to read through the Bob Gray Dedication Section.
A Great deal of thanks is extended to the family
of Bob Gray; specifically his brother Ken, and his wife Cynthia who provided me
with the photos to help honor Bob's memory.
Thanks...Marc Hodgdon
(Hodge)
- IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS -
MALATHION
EXPOSURE
It has come to our attention that handlers
assigned to tropical regions around the world were exposed to a chemical called
malathion, which was highly prevalent in the dip solution we used for tick
control. If you were in these tropical areas, i.e., The Philippines, Thailand,
Vietnam, etc., and you suffer from symptoms that you think are related, contact
your local VA office immediately.
We have now had a third prestigious
award presented to us. These are for all of us. Without the contributions from
all of you this site would be nothing. We can all take great pride in these
awards. Thanks fellow Clark handlers and keep up the good work.
Contributors
Without a great deal of help an
accurate creation of this site would be impossible. The amount of contributors
has grown to a huge number and rather than take up a group of space on the home
page I'll just say thank you to all of you who have contributed so much to this
site. This is your site. Thank You!
If you have any questions or
comments concerning this site you can contact me at: -
hodgdonm@verizon.net -
If you have any previously scanned
pictures or want to mail photos for posting on the site please contact Cathy
Moore at
CathyMoore@vspa.com
When E-mailing photos please submit them in JPEG format.
Bitmap images are extremely large in size and difficult to work with. Thank
you.
