Pictured above just beyond the Patrol cars is the location where the new Troop C will stand.

Groundbreaking Officials pictured from (l to r) Captain Ron Johnson, (Troop C Commanding Officer), Bob Brinkmann, (Brinkmann Contractors), Michael Keathley, (Commissioner of the Office of Administration), Mark James, (Director of DPS), Governor Matt Blunt, Colonel James Keathley, (Superintendent), Tom Dempsey, (Missouri State Representative, Dist. 18), Joe Smith, (Missouri State Representative, Dist. 14), and Donald Licklider, (Mayor of Weldon Spring).

Members of the Troop C Honor Guard post the colors as Roger Heard, (Troop H, Chief Telecom Engineer ), plays the bagpipes at the opening of the groundbreaking ceremony.

A crowd of current and retired Patrol employees were in attendance at the groundbreaking ceremony.