Lewis County Squadron - Jul 2007

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July Issue 2007

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NEWSLETTER OF

Inside this issue:

BME 2

WARBIRDS 2

Promos & Birthdays 3

WA Wing SAR Eval 3

Websites of Interest 4

Upcoming Events 4

May They Never Be ForgottenBy 1st Lt Ruth Peterson

Published by Lewis County Sq., CAPPO Box 56Chehalis, WA 98532

Editor: 1st Lt Ruth A. Peterson

CCCadets!adets!adets!

Please have your par-

ent or guardian sign hereto indicate that they have

received and read the

FIREBALL.

Parent Signature:

Cadets should bring asigned FIREBALL with

them to the first drill af-

ter they receive it.

Never again willthose who serve be forgotten isthe message conveyed by the trav-eling Vietnam Veteran MemorialWall. The memorial, almost 400feet long, is a replica of the realone located in Washington, D.Cand is about 20 percent smaller.The Veterans Museum brought theWall to Lewis County as a part ofthe annual Vietnam Veterans Me-morial Day in June. Cadets fromthe Lewis County Composite Squadron were tasked with parking cars and crowdcontrol during the four-day event. They performed the color guard for the closingceremonies as well.

The Wall is a very simple memorial. It is made of black aluminum inscribedwith the names of over 58,000 men and women who died serving in Vietnam. Alsoon display was a memorial honoring those who have died in service to their country

in the many conflicts since Vietnam.Over 10,000 people attended the Wall while it was in Chehalis. Some were vet-

erans who came to remember their comrades in arms. Some came to find the namesof friends and family members. Others were too young to personally know thosewho died but wanted to show their respect to those who paid the ultimate price.Many people also took the opportunity to say thank-you to the members of the armed

services and veterans who attendedthe events.The cadets and officers who were

privileged to participate during theweekend had the opportunity to showrespect and gratitude to the men and

women who serve our country.Whether they were parking cars,helping people get from the parkinglot to the Wall, participating in thecolor guard, or just talking with thosein attendance, this experience gaveour cadets a valuable piece of historythat they will be able to carry withthem for the rest of their lives.

Cadets Jeremy Jackson, David Peterson, Josiah

Beresford, and Elizabeth Witt perform a color

guard for the closing ceremonies


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CIVILCIVILCIVILCIVIL

AIRAIRAIRAIR

PATROLPATROLPATROLPATROL

Drug

Free and

Proud!

Ten Lewis County cadets along with 3 seniors attendedthe June 2007 Basic Marksmanship Encampment. The en-campment began on Friday night with a gun safety class.

The cadets then headed to the Centralia rifle range on Sat-urday morning where they started shooting at targets hop-ing to become accurate enough to earn an NRA Medal.After an evening swim on Saturday and a good nightssleep, the cadets returned to the range to spend the morn-

ing shooting. At the end ofthe normal shooting period,the cadets had a special treat.Sgt. Dusty Breen of the LewisCounty Sheriffs office dem-onstrated a Heckler & Koch MP5 9mm submachine gun. The cadetswho were most improved had the opportunity to shoot the weapon.

During the afternoon, the cadets were presented with their certifi-cates and medals. All cadets who attended were able to earn a medalor progress to a higher level. Lewis County Squadron has three ca-dets who have earned an Expert Marksmanship level and are work-ing toward their distinguished expert. Many more of our cadets arewell on their way to being expert marksmen, and all who have

earned medals are allowed to wear them on their blues.Lewis County Composite Squadron is one of the few squadrons inthe country that makes a Marksmanship encampment possible.There will be another one this fall, so be sure to sign up to attendthis very popular encampment!

On the second weekend of June, several Lewis County Compos-ite Squadron Cadets were able to attend the air show in Olympiacalled Warbirds, and one of our cadets, Lt Col David Petersonwas Cadet Commander for the event. The air shows, both locallyand around the country, give cadets the opportunity to learn aboutcrowd control, helping to park cars, and flight line duties like airmarshalling. Cadets are an invaluable asset to the organizers ofany air show because of the discipline and hard work that is a

hallmark of any cadet activity. When a group of cadets are tasked with a job, it will be sure tobe done. This reputation is one of the greatest assets of Civil Air Patrol.

All of the weekend events in which CAP participates provides learning opportunities withfun and camaraderie, but an air show has the added benefitof the aircraft! Cadets were able to get up-close and per-sonal with many of the aircraft, and they were able to watchthe many fly-by and acrobatic flights of airplanes and jets,

both private and military, both modern and vintage. Eachaircraft and pilot that flew in the show had a story, and thatstory was told over loudspeakers during each flight. It is agreat learning experience for anyone who loves aircraft andflying.

Cadet Kayla Hughes shoots at a target

from the prone position.

Cadet AJ Highet prepares to

shoot an MP5 9mm Submachine

gun

BASIC MARKSMANSHIP ENCAMPMENT

WARBIRDS


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June Awards and Promotions

Cadet Tiffany Wehnau to C/A1C Cadet Arnie Yoder to C/SrAmn

Cadet TJ Williams to C/SSgtAlso recipient of the Wright Brothers Award

Cadet Taylor Kenny to C/MSgt

Cadet Kyle Whalen was promoted to C/1st Lt

Cadet David Peterson was promoted to C/Lt Col

C/SSgt Paul Anderson was presented with a

Safety award for his quick thinking when an-

other teen was injured.

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1 - Cadet Jonathan Peterson 3 - 1st Lt Gregg Peterson

7 - 1st Lt Ron Wehnau 8 - Cadet Ryan Boerste

9 - 2nd Lt Dan Witt 15 - Cadet Benjamin Witt

19 - Cadet Frances Hodges 23 - Cadet Elizabeth Witt

23 - Cadet David Jackson 28 - 1st Lt Dan Whalen

July Birthdays

WASHINGTON WING RECEIVES EXCELLENT RATING FROM

THE AIR FORCE

One of the tasks of Civil Air Patrol is to be ready to respond to many different kinds of emergencies.Since the missions of CAP are funded by the United States Air Force, they routinely create an emergency

scenario for the members of each Wing to make sure we are in a state of readiness that will allow us to be

able to help in any major emergency. These test scenarios are then graded and play a big part in theamount of funding CAP gets from the Air Force. Two seniors and four cadets took part in such an

evaluation on the weekend of June 22 - 24 in Ephrata Washington. The weekend was filled with a series

of emergency scenarios which started with a mock explosion at an Anacortes ferry dock, and includedlost aircraft, transporting supplies, and distraught family members.

At the end of the weekend, the Air Force evaluators graded the Wing in many areas. Major James

Grogan, the Air Force Evaluation Team Leader announced the grades for each department. The highest

grade of outstanding went to the Ground Teams, Flight Line Marshallers and the Information Officers.Logistics, Admin/finance, Safety, the Chaplain and the Incident Commander all received a grade of Ex-

cellent, and all the other areas received a grade of successful. Washington Wing was given a grade of Ex-

cellent as an overall score.C/CMSgt Jonathan Shea was among the cadets and seniors who were singled out for their excellent

performance and was presented with a Pacific Liaison Region Coin. The Lewis County Composite

Squadrons van also received a blue ribbon because it was the best maintained van in the fleet. Con-gratulations to all who attended and to those who worked hard here at home to make all of this possible.


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Important DatesAdd to your Calendar TODAY!

DATE TOPIC

July 5 Business & Planning Drill

July 12 Operations Training

July 19 Senior Training

July 26 Cadet Programs

Civil Air Patrol

Websites of interest for Cadets:National CAP Website(Check out the National encampments! Youmust sign up for them by the end of Dec.)

http://www.cap.gov/Washington CAP Website

http://www.wawg.cap.gov/The Hock Shop (For Uniforms)

http://www.thehock.com/

OFFICER DRILL SCHEDULE

THURSDAYS IN JULY

6:30 pm SCOUT LODGE

At 3rd and Adams

Chehalis, WA

We are working on a squadron

website that will allow cadets to

find information about upcom-

ing events, forms, and other in-

formation . Check us out at:http://www.firemountaincap.org

For More Info, go to www.wawg.cap.gov. Click on Members.

Under Members, click on Cadet Programs. If you have any

questions about events (price, how to apply, etc) call your

higher-ups, and they can help you out!

14 July - STP All cadets need to plan on helping with this fund-

raiser. When bicyclists get to Chehalis we handle their luggage,

and we are sometimes tasked with traffic control.

27-29 July - Chehalis Air Fair. This is a weekend event. Cadets

will be needed for crowd control, air marshalling, and generally

being available to talk to the crowd about CAP.

11 - 17 August - summer encampment. Lets have a huge group

attending this year! Remember, if you wish to attend any na-tional encampment, you must attend a basic encampment first.

14 - 18 August - Southwest Washington Fair. During the fair,

LCCS cadets are tasked with finding lost children (or lost par-

ents as the case may be) There will be 3 shifts of 4 cadets each

every single day of the fair, so we will need help from all cadets.

When you work a shift, you get a pass to get into the fair free

PLEASE NOTE: Deadline for

articles is on the 15 th of the

month.

Schedules must be in by the

20th. Send to the editor at

[email protected]

The Fireball is an unofficial

newsletter, published monthly

in the interest of the members

of Lewis Co. Composite

Squadron, Civil Air Patrol.

Opinions expressed by

the publishers and writers are

their own, and are not to be

considered official expressions

of CAP or the U.S. Air Force.

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