"OLD DAWGS NOW"

Depending on your perspective, time has or hasn't been good to us. Below are a few photos of some us now. In all of our splendor and glory.

In the top row from left to right:

1. Marc Hodgdon (Hodge) left, wearing the baseball cap, and Ray (Cheech) Sanchez. Taken at my house in June of 1998. I am now retired from the Air Force and working as a Systems Engineer at the Pentagon. Cheech is working for the U.S. Border Patrol in Salt Lake City Utah and helped provide security at the recent Olympics. He was also assigned to New York after the terrorist attacks and worked in a security function there.

2. Bill Louk, taken with his current dog Blackie, named after his MWD at Clark. Bill now works for the U.S. Postal Service as a mail carrier in upstate N.Y.

3. Marty Jones. In addition to being a handler, Marty was also a training NCO. Marty is now the Operations Supervisor for a small township in Cook County Ohio.

4. Bob Lyon, taken with his current Police Dog Baron. Bob now works for a small civilian police force.

5. Cathy Moore now. She is now retired and resides with Monty and their daughter near San Antonio Texas.

6. In the photo are from left to right, Monty Moore, Cathy Moore, Marc Hodgdon (Hodge) and Bill Louk. This photo was taken on April 24th, 1999 at the home of Monty and Cathy Moore during a mini-reunion of the four former handlers.

In the 2nd row from left to right:

1. Dan Weaver and wife Sandy. Believe it or not, Dan just finished defending this great nation as an active duty member of the Air Force with the rank of CMSgt. He is now retired.

2. John Grammer. John was a C Flight, Flight chief for a time and is now retired.

3. Romero (Romo), Deb (Lambert) Garza and family. They are now stationed in Singapore working for the US Government.

4. Gordon (Audie) Johnston and dog Regal (AKA Megaspirit's Ardent Knight). Regal is one of two Belgian Shepherds in New Mexico. In this photo he had just won best of breed at the dog show in Santa Fe. Gordon has officially dropped out of the rat race after 21 years in the corporate world and owns his own landscaping business in the wild west of Taos NM.

5. Steve Myers & family, Labor Day 1997. Steve retired in 1995 after 21 1/2 years and is now a letter carrier in Phoenix. Front L-R Owen(son) Steve(son in Law) Jessica(dau) Linda(wife) Sharon(dau). Back L-R Trina(dau in law)Aaron(son) and Steve.

6. Ed Green. Retiring recently from the California Army National Guard, Ed is now lost in the depths of Los Angeles. However, the house in the photo isn't Ed's. The view is way too expensive for him to afford. The plastic creature next to him is a model of a robot from a Scifi movie of the 1920s! Although not currently working in the film industry, Ed did indeed make several movies since most of you last saw him. None of them ever made it into general distribution or even video release. Rumors that this was due to Ed's acting talent haven't been confirmed

In the 3rd row from left to right:

1. Bill Anderson with his assigned MWD at home now, Dusty. Bill was a dog handler in the PI from 1969 through 1970. One of the guys we looked up to.

1. Eddie Fipps. This picture was taken in late Feburary of 2002, while working on the island of St. Croix at the Hovenza Refinery. He is a crane operator for Chicago Bridge & Iron out of Houston, Texas and is currently living in Fredericksburg Texas.