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High Five
BURLINGTON COMPOSITE SQUADRON
NCR-IA-005 CIVIL AIR PATROL
2527 Summer Street
Burlington, IA 52601
“HIGH FIVE”
2015-5
Lt Christopher Sessions recently completed the Civil Air Patrol’s Unit Commander’s Course (UCC).
This course standardizes the training of squadron and group commanders throughout the organization. Commanders are the people responsible for administering programs and managing the volunteer members in the field.
UCC discusses the traits and skills new unit commanders will need to develop to effectively manage their units. Topics include recruiting and retention, command responsibility and accountability, safety, how to work with families, management, leadership, communication, and elements of successful units and leaders.
Three other current members of the squadron have previously completed this important professional development course.
2015 Calendar Considerations:
9-10 May – Quad Cities Air Show – Blue Angels to appear
13 Jun – Practice SAREX – Davenport
15-24 Jul – Iowa Wing Summer Encampment
15 Aug – Practice SAREX – Red Oak
20-21 Aug – Iowa Wing Conference
A MAJOR CHANGE OF MEETING CANCELLATION POLICY: If the squadron meeting is going to be canceled due to bad weather or other circumstance, you will be contacted either by phone or email. Please keep your contact information up to date so you don’t miss any cancellations.
Thought for the Month:
A dream doesn’t become reality through magic. It takes sweat, determination and hard work.
-General Colin Powell
HIGH FIVE
For more information about Burlington Composite Squadron or Civil Air Patrol, please contact Major John Ellis at 319-217-1882 or Lt Chris Sessions at 319-376-8286.
BURLINGTON COMPOSITE SQUADRON
NCR-IA-005 CIVIL AIR PATROL
2527 Summer Street
Burlington, IA 52601
“HIGH FIVE”
2014-10
In honor of Veterans Day, 11 November, the following is presented:
It is the VETERAN, not the preacher, who has given us freedom of religion.
It is the VETERAN, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the VETERAN, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the VETERAN, not the campus organizer, who has given us freedom to assemble.
It is the VETERAN, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the VETERAN, not the politician, who has given us the right to vote.
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Our Squadron Get-Together is planned for Tuesday, 16 December, at the Southeast Iowa Regional Airport Authority Board Room from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. The Board Room is located in the cream-colored building located west of the squadron headquarters building at the airport. Members, their families, and friends are invited to attend this special activity.
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REMINDER: If school classes are canceled due to bad weather on a Tuesday, the meeting for that night is also canceled.
2015 Calendar Considerations:
21-22 Feb – ES Academy, Part I
21-22 Mar – ES Academy, Part II
Awarding of the Congressional Gold Medal to CAP
OFFICE OF THE COMMANDER
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
CIVIL AIR PATROL
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AUXILIARY
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, ALABAMA 36112-6332
7 November 2014
MEMORANDUM FOR ALL CAP WING COMMANDERS
FROM: CAP/CC
105 South Hansell Street
Montgomery AL 36112-5937
SUBJECT: Awarding of the Congressional Gold Medal to CAP
1. The “most” historic event in CAP’s modern-day history is about to occur – the awarding of the Congressional Gold Medal. As you know many milestone moments will be planned to commemorate this once-in-a-lifetime achievement. However, no other event associated with awarding of the Congressional Gold Medal is more important than honoring the service behind the award through publicizing individual stories of the founding members of CAP.
2. To ensure CAP does not miss an opportunity for local publicity that is critical to our organization’s growth and relevance, I am requesting each of the wing commanders (see the attachment) whose wings have not published their living World War II veterans’ stories to work with their wing and squadron PAOs to achieve 100 percent participation in telling these important stories. In addition, I am requesting the seven wings with only deceased World War II veterans do the same with their local media, so these hometown heroes and their families, as well as our organization can be recognized.
3. Living World War II veterans (visit http://www.capgoldmedal.com/bios) were called when the medal was announced in May and asked if they would be willing to do interviews. All of them said yes. Our research shows some of the best publicity we can expect to receive is local stories featuring the service of our hometown heroes – CAP’s founding members. That’s what the WASPs and the Tuskegee Airmen did. It’s a tried and true method easily implemented. The Pennsylvania and New Jersey wings, for example, recently attracted the attention of 1 million viewers with this story: http://articles.philly.com/2014-10-26/news/55451077_1_congressional-gold-medal-civil-air-patrol-world-war-ii
(For assistance in contacting any World War II veteran or the family of deceased veterans, some of whom may not be listed on the Gold Medal website, contact CAP National Headquarters Public Affairs.)
4. A list of ideas for securing interest in your veterans’ stories is also attached for your consideration in moving forward with this request. Don’t forget about the
http://www.capgoldmedal.com website, a nationally award-winning website providing everything a reporter would need to know to cover your stories.
5. Fourteen wings have publicized their veterans’ stories so far — Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, National Capitol, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas. Check out their outstanding broadcast and print media stories at http://www.capgoldmedal.com/media/in-the-news/#.VFo-o43na70.
6. If anyone needs assistance in publishing their stories, please contact NHQ/PA: jdebardelaben@capnqh.gov; scox@capnhq.gov; or dbailey@capnh.gov. The short time we have leading up to the presentation ceremony is most likely our last great opportunity to tell the CGM story of our World War II veterans…and to get excellent publicity for today’s CAP in the process. I’m counting on you to make it happen!
Sincerely,
JOSEPH R. VAZQUEZ
Major General, CAP
National Commander
Attachments:
1. List of Wings Needing to Publicize Veterans’ Stories
2. Ideas for Publicizing CAP’s Congressional Gold Medal
List of Wings Needing to Publicize Veterans’ Stories
Wings with Living WWII Vets that Need to Publish Their Veterans’ Stories
Great Lakes Region: Kentucky, Michigan and Wisconsin
Middle East Region: South Carolina, West Virginia and Virginia
North Central Region: Iowa and Kansas
Northeast Region: Maine and New York
Pacific Region: Alaska, California, Oregon and Washington
Rocky Mountain Region: Utah
Southeast Region: Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee
Southwest Region: Arkansas, New Mexico and Oklahoma
Wings with Deceased Veterans that Need to Publish Their Veterans’ Stories
Great Lakes Region: Indiana
Middle East Region: Delaware
North Central Region: Nebraska and South Dakota
Northeast Region: Massachusetts
Rocky Mountain Region: Idaho
Southwest Region: Louisiana
NOTE: If your wing is NOT noted earlier in this letter or above, NHQ has not been able to identify a veteran for you to feature in your hometown media.
Ideas for Publicizing CAP’s Congressional Gold Medal
1) Provide local media with the names and information about World War II veterans in your wing. Your media hook is the medal is set to be presented soon, perhaps as early as December.
a. Here’s a link to bios on living veterans. For contact information, call NHQ/PA at 877.227.9142 ext 255, 251 or 250.
http://www.capgoldmedal.com/bios/
b. Here’s a link to prominent World War II veterans. Most are deceased but all of them have fascinating bios that will be of high interest to media.
http://www.capgoldmedal.com/bios/prom/
For contact information for next of kin, contact NHQ/PA.
2) Publicize your veterans’ stories via social media. The links above provide all the information you will need.
3) Hold an event now in honor of your living World War II veterans. Invite media and U.S. Congressmen to participate in the event.
4) Plan a send-off celebration for CAP WW II veterans who plan to travel to DC for the presentation ceremony at the US Capitol. Invite the media.
5) Arrange with a Senator or Representative’s local office to present a replica gold medal to your World War II veterans who cannot travel to Washington. Invite the media. Note: These presentations cannot occur until CAP is presented the original medal in Washington.
6) If anyone needs assistance in publishing their stories, please contact NHQ/PA: jdebardelaben@capnqh.gov; scox@capnhq.gov; or dbailey@capnh.gov.
Southwest Iowa Composite Squadron
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