The Prodigal Son

Yes, cable splicers, I have found Francis "Frank" A. Mattocks! living in Panama and Costa Rica. Poor guy, I don't know how he manages to get by. We may have to pass the hat for 'poor ole' Frank. Frank is retired and enjoying life with his wife and 2 children. Frank welcomes you to come to Panama anytime....Stop by and catch up on old times.

REMEMBER THE DAYS OF SUMMER

For all of you that were stationed at Sheppard AFB in Wichita Falls, TX, those hot days of Summer meant...No Marching, No PT and... No Swimming Pool either! Remember the Red Flag? We used to run to our barracks front door and look to see what color flag was flapping in what little breeze there was...Green, Yellow or RED! We prayed for RED everyday!!

Lately, the good old RED flag has been flying, due to all of the 100+ degrees of Summer. For those of you that were there in the Fall, Winter or Spring, you don't know what you missed. Thursday was 108 in Wichita Falls; today it's expected to top out at 106...! Ah, yes, the days of Summer.....

HAPPY 4th of JULY!

I hope everybody has a fun and safe Holiday weekend. Remember our soldiers that are fighting for the freedoms we enjoy each and every day. God Bless all of our veterans. Happy 4th of July!

Fishing with Bill Dance

Come on...have a good laugh!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

To all the fathers out there, Happy Father's Day! I hope all of you have a great weekend. Fire up those BBQ grills, don't eat too much. Stay safe....

HAIL IN COLORADO

Bob Cavin in Aurora, CO sent me this picture of the hail he collected in his yard yesterday. Most of the hail was quarter size and larger. He said the trees and flowers took a real beating. The largest I ever saw was softball size and I never want to see that again. You should have seen the cars in the neighborhood and with all the tree limb damage, it looked like a bomb went off! Stay safe....

LIFE

DRUGS

GETTING OLD

BATMAN & ROBIN UNITED

On a recent trip from Wimberley, TX to Lafayette, LA, Tom Finn stopped by Phil Absher's home in Pearland, TX to reunite with his old buddy. These were two of the guys you didn't want to play cards, pool or ping pong with, and expect to win very often! Phil is doing well after surgery and sends greetings to all of you.

WELCOME ABOARD!!

A hearty welcome to James Caldarale from Willingboro, NJ.

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

I hope all of you had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. There's nothing like good old BBQ, especially in Texas. We enjoyed BBQ ribs. It was so tender, it just fell off the bone when you picked one up. Along with some beans, cole slaw, potato salad and some good music from back in the day....Man, what else could you ask for? Rain was in the forecast for us in north Texas, but, as usual, the weatherman got it wrong. I pray that everyone made it back home safely. No news to report, so I guess we are all doing fine. PRAY FOR OUR TROOPS! If you have any news, email me and I'll get the word out...See you all on June 26, 2010 in Cheyenne!!

FIVE NEW MEMBERS

With the help of Jim Meadows, we found five new members to the 809th Communications Squadron. Foy Eugene Godwin-GA, David B. Ohler-ID, Jim Hamil-WY, Jim Jacob-WY and Nicholas Kricken-WY. The last three on this list reside in Cheyenne. Welcome to the club! See you all in June 2010!

WILD BILL LAUX

I just talked to Bill Laux's daughter, Terry. Unfortunately, Bill passed away on March 14, 2009. He was being treated for congestive heart problems. I wish I could have found him sooner. Maybe we could have talked to him and had a good laugh about the good old days. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

TRAGEDY

Robert Jarvis, son of Joe Jarvis, was found dead in his Pahrump, NV home. Robert was a gifted web designer. He had requested that all of his organs be donated to save the lives of others. Please pray for the Jarvis family.

NEW MEMBER OF THE FAMILY

My son, Jerry, and his wife, Kristina, gave birth to a 6 lb. 3oz. bouncing, baby boy at 1:52 am May, 5, 2009. Mother and baby, Christopher Asher Mohn, are doing fine!

NEW MUG

I just added a new mug shot of Bill Sheets. Bill was a splicer at FE Warren and Grand Forks AFB. He now resides in Cheyenne, WY. Scroll down and click on Mugshots to view picture.

OUR THOUGHT AND PRAYERS

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Stan Shockley family for the unexpected death of his Mother, Margarite Shockley.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOB!

Today, April 22nd, is Bob Wilkie's birthday. A little about Bob....Bob is a long time member of the Calvary Baptist church, family and staff in Joplin, MO. He has a sincere heart for the senior adults and their well being, but that’s not all. Bob also handles the daily financial responsibilities and also heads up a weekly support group for the those dealing with addiction. Bob is married to his wife Caroline, and when they have spare time, they love to getaway to the lake.

WELCOME WOODY

James L. Woods, better known as "Woody" has been located in Huber Heights, OH. He was trained for Inside Plant (362X 1), but was put in Site Comm Bench Check. He worked on the Launch Enabling System for the Atlas missiles, spent most of his career hop scotching between the states and Europe. He spent 24 years in the AF and retired as a SMSGT. After the AF, he worked for LEXIS-NEXIS for seventeen years and is now completely retired enjoying life in the slow lane. Welcome aboard, Woody!