Asheville Squadron - Dec 2008

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G a z e t t eVol.1 Issue 7 “Semper Gumby” December, 2008 - January 2009

CAP gives presentation at school

the gumby

By Captain Barbara Bow

TheAsheville CompositeSquadron of the Civil

Air Patrol took part inHaw Creek ElementarySchool’s Career Fair Dayon November 14.

Students at the schoolwere given a list of speakers from which tochoose and attended.

There were four groupsof students (3rd, 4th,5th graders), totaling 52who attended the CAP

presentations. Each presentation lasted 30minutes.

CAP Maj. Jim Stylesgave the students andteacher an overview of

Civil Air Patrol, stressingthe cadet program.

CAP 2d Lt. NancyGreene discussed drugsincluding alcohol andtobacco and the negativeeffects of substances.Following a discussionon Pearl Harbor and thePennies for Pearl Harbor

project, CAP CaptainBarbara Bow presentedthe lm on the PearlHarbor Visitor Center/

Museum.Students were

provided with packetsthat contained variousaviation-related products,such as a paper glider,handouts on aviation-related careers, and smallArizona memorial banks.

In addition, sampleaerospace educationalmaterials were set up inthe teacher workroom,

Major Jim Styles with possible future cadets. No wonder it’s been recruiting ofcer two years in a role.

Major Jim Styles and 2d Lt. Nancy Greene in the classroom.

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with a sign indicatingthat CAP would provideany upon request. Major Styles explained theFly-a-Teacher programand our Aerospace

Education Program to Ms.Tucciarone, asking her to share the informationwith the faculty andadministration.

Captain BarbaraBow received severalenthusiastic phone callsfrom Ms. Tuccione,indicating the excitingresponse of the teacher and the students.

The squadron wishesto thank Maj. Jim Styles

and Ms. Laura-JeanneTucciarone, guidancecounselor at Haw Creek Elementary, for arrangingthis presentation.

The following CAPmembers participated:

Maj. Jim Styles, Lt. Nancy Greene, Lt. JohnGreene, Captain RichardBow and Captain BarbaraBow.

Right: Letters from the

Haw Creek students to

Recruitment team Gumby: Lt. John and Nancy Greene, Major Jim Styles and Captains Richard and Barbara Bow.

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Top training at Mountain Fury 4.5

By 2d Lt Clint Parker

Flight crews from North and South Caro-lina met in Asheville toattend the fth moun-tain ying clinic knownas “Mountain Fury4.5” November 7-9,2008 conducted by theAsheville CompositeSquadron of the CivilAir Patrol (CAP).

Western North Caro-lina’s mountainous ter-rain and unpredictableweather provided the

perfect setting for train-

ing search and rescueair crews for the unfor-giving conditions thatcan be found here.

In addition to the air training, ight crewsworked in associationwith ground teams par-ticipating in the DupontRescue ExperienceState Park that wasconducted with rescue

personnel from acrossthe state.

Members of AshevilleCAP ground personnelwere teamed up witha variety of instruc-tors and teams to shareinformation and tolearn to work with other rescue organizations.



Recent senior

member promotions

In the Gumby Sq.

The following senior members have

been promoted to the ranks listed:

2d Lt Chuck Sprinkle

2d Lt Cindy Feeman

2d Lt Nancy Greene

2d Lt Mark Pickel

1st Lt Ralph Weber

1st Lt John Greene

Capt Dick Bow

Capt Barbara Bow

Capt David NewmanMaj. Butch Phillips

Maj Kim Gibson

Maj Brett McElheney

Maj Joe Weinash

Lt Col Rich Augur

Moral LeadershipLt. Col Richard Pannell MLO

We all know how impor-tant it is to have some kindof system that will help usto nd our way from one point to another without becoming lost or riskingendangerment to our life. Navigational devices arewonderful tools that makelife abundantly easier toenjoy traveling to any des-tination on earth and theycontinually improve thequality of our lives.

First man began to use

land marks to guide themfrom one point to another with moderate success.Before the invention of thecompass the primary meansof navigation was to stay insight of land. Travel awayfrom land was possible for short distances, using thesun and stars. This earlysystem was problematicand often resulting in thenavigator becoming lost. Navigational charts andtextual descriptions were

used since the sixth centuryB.C. in one form or another

as sailing directions. Over the centuries many amaz-ing navigational tools have been invented.

Today, the most desiredtool is the Global Position-ing System (GPS) whichis used in many personalapplications. Several weeksago I read an interestingarticle that I would like to pass on to our members, asfollows;

“When we went on aweekend road trip with

some friends, we had our rst experience using a GPSwhich has a friendly femalevoice, so our friends Johnand Mary called the deviceGladys. We programed our destination into the GPSand she did her job and plot-ted our course. Then we sat back. Having put our faithin this little navigator, welet her direct us.”

“Turn right in two tenthsmiles,” Gladys said con-dently. She was right-

Gladys is always right. Infact when we made an unex-

pected detour to get gas, shegot a bit insistent: “Pleasemake a U-turn... Pleasemake a U-turn at your earli-est convenience!”

Gladys had calculated aroute for us but we had gonea different way. That wasour choice, naturally. But if we had continued going our own way, we would have become lost.” CHK

The moral lesson for usis this; We are all spiritu-ally obligated to our God

to travel life’s road follow-ing His personal guidancesystem, which is his writ-ten word. It is by this wordthat we receive our moralstandards. It is the truthwe can depend on to put uson the right path when wego astray. When we go thewrong direction, it is never too late to turn around. Godis always ready to restore.If you are headed down thewrong road, please make aU-turn.

Top training at Mountain Fury 4.5

Some out of towners that participated

in the DuPont Experience and their camp site.



Holidays means party time for Ashevile Squadron

Ho!Ho!Ho! It’s Santa Joe with Elf Rhonda!

There was plenty of good food to be enjoyed by all.

By 2d Lt Clint Parker

Another great holiday party was given by theAsheville CAP Squad-ron for its members and

families.This year also haddoor prizes given out bySanta Joe Weinash andElf Rhonda Augur and prizes for the “Penniesfor Pearl” drive.

There was theannual presentation of “Gumbys” for jobs welldone.

More than 100 attendedthe event held for thesecond time at Mills

River United MethodistChurch.

The Asheville Squad-ron thanks the churchfor the use of such greatfacilities.

Let’s just hope after such ne fun and foodthat we can still t intoour uniforms.



Holidays means party time for Ashevile Squadron



Squadron helps honor those who have kept us free2d Lt Clint Parker

More than 100 people

attended the local“Wreaths Across Amer-ica” event at the Black

Mountain Veteran’s Cem-etery on Saturday, Decem-

ber 13, 2008.

The event took placeat 12 noon EST alongwith the annual laying of

the wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery andover 300 other Remem-

brance Ceremonies heldsimultaneously at veter-ans’ cemeteries aroundthe world.

Cadets from theAsheville CompositeSquadron of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) laid approx-imately 80 wreaths on thegraves of area veterans ona beautiful clear Decem-

ber morning.Along with wreath

laying, CAP cadets alsoserved as the Color Guard for the ceremonyand assisted with the sixwreaths laid to representall ve branches of ser -vice as well as POW’s/MIA’s.

CAP senior members joined cadets in honoringthe veterans and a total of 32 senior members andcadets attended the event.

A 21-gun salute wasgiven and the PatriotHonor Guard MotorcycleClub participated in theevent.



Squadron helps honor those who have kept us free

In

Flanders

FieldsBy: Lt Col John

McCrae, MD(1872-1918)

Canadian Army

In Flanders Fieldsthe poppies blow

Between the crossesrow on row,

That mark our place;

and in the skyThe larks, still

bravely singing, yScarce heard amid

the guns below.

We are the Dead.Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn,saw sunset glow,Loved and wereloved, and now

we lie

In Flanders elds.

Take up our quarrelwith the foe:

To you from failinghands we throw

The torch; be yoursto hold it high.

If ye break faith withus who die

We shall not sleep,though poppies grow

In Flanders elds.

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