News & Photo Archive
| Missing Children’s Task Force Week | |
| June 2007 | by 2d Lt Chris Ashburn, CAP |
The week of June 18-24, 2007 was the 12th Annual “Missing Children’s Week”. As is customary, the Mustang Squadron was asked to help out Dave Rogers and the Missing Children Task Force in many ways. Even with so many Cadets and Senior members gone to Encampment and an EAA fly-in that Saturday, the Mustang Squadron stepped up to make it a great week for the MCTF. It started on Monday night with a Candlelight Vigil at the State Capitol. Cadets were there to set up and take down tents and banners and also provide a Color Guard for the ceremony.
On Thursday Cadets helped to run the KOOL 105 Golf Classic. On Friday Cadets Coupal and Rowell manned the race truck simulator in Greeley. The week culminated on Saturday with 6 Cadets and 2 Senior Members providing support at the Colorado National Speedway for the 8th Annual “Race to Find Missing Children”. At the Speedway, Mustang Squadron hosted the race truck simulator, took bids for the silent auction, provided a Color Guard, and collected money from the fans who donated to the MCTF by putting money in the helmets of their favorite drivers.
Overall it was a great time for a great cause.
| Memorial Day | |
| May 2007 | by 2d Lt Chris Ashburn, CAP |
On Saturday, May 26, 5 Cadets from the Mustang Squadron joined with other Cadets from Group I for the Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony at the Capitol Building in downtown Denver. After a few minutes of Drill Instruction to tune up, the parade began. With the color guard leading the way, 21 Cadets and Senior Members marched down the parade route.
At the conclusion of the parade, all Cadets were asked to form a human circle around the flagpole as the flag was raised. The flag had been marched to the Capitol from Fort Logan cemetery by veterans of the U.S. Military. They had taken most of the night to make the journey.
The Cadets continued to work during the ceremony for the “Families of the Fallen” passing out water to the crowd and holding up a poster with the pictures of the loved ones. Their effort and presence was appreciated by many.