824th BDS honors retired MWD
Staff Sgt. Peter Van Salisbury, Rudo’s adoptive father, carries Rudo, retired military working dog, into a ceremony July 15, 2020, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. During the ceremony, Airmen with the 824th Base Defense Squadron gathered to honor Rudo’s life and five years of service. Rudo spent the past year and a half in retirement with his adoptive family before developing terminal cancer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Taryn Butler)