[Civil Air Patrol] Moment of silence to honor CAP
- From: "Sander William E TSgt 343 RCS/RSSF" <William.Sander@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 09:00:47 -0600
Moment of silence to honor CAP
November 27, 2006
Civil Air Patrol members and advocates plan to honor the organization's 65th
anniversary with a nationwide moment of silence at 11 a.m. Friday.
CAP, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a nonprofit organization
with nearly 57,000 members nationwide and its national headquarters at
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base in Montgomery. The patrol performs 95 percent of
continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions and was credited with saving
73 lives last year.
The moment of silence is part of the yearlong celebration of CAP's anniversary,
punctuated with events both national and local in scope, including a time
capsule dedication this March in Washington.
CAP was founded Dec. 1, 1941, less than a week before the Japanese attack on
Pearl Harbor led to America's involvement in World War II. Its members soon
proved their worth by conducting aerial patrols, eventually stopping deadly
German U-boat attacks in American waterways.
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WILLIAM E. SANDER, Lt Col, CAP
Emergency Services Officer
Gen. Curtis Lemay - Offutt Comp. Sqdn.
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