On Saturday, 16 January 2010, members from around the Minnesota Wings Civil Air Patrol (CAP) attended a presentation by a former Honor Guard member from the Tomb of the Unknown Solider Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C. |
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On 23 December 2009, the St. Croix Squadron held a Cadet Testing and Training day for cadets to have a day set aside to achieve testing and promotions outside the normal Squadron meeting night. |
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On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright piloted the first powered airplane 20 feet above a wind-swept beach in North Carolina. The flight lasted 12 seconds and covered 120 feet. Three more flights were made that day with Wilbur flies a glider in earlier tests Kitty Hawk, Oct. 10, 1902. Orville's brother Wilbur piloting the record flight lasting 59 seconds over a distance of 852 feet. |
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12 December 2009, For his achievemnt, Capt. Stefan Syvander was awarded the Grover Loening Award on December 10, 2009 by Civil Air Patrol National Headquarters, which marks a milestone in his senior members CAP career. |
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‘Eddie’ Edwards was the first CAP pilot to spot a Nazi sub and radio its position to U.S. naval forces during World War II; he later received the Air Medal from President Roosevelt for rescuing a fellow airman |
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