Safe skies: Civil Air Patrol marks its 80th anniversary
Karen Henke, left, and her daughter, newly sworn-in Civil Air Patrol Cadet Meghan Henke, right, speak with Lt. Col. Kathy Maxwell at a banquet and ceremony Dec. 16 in Ephrata marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Civil Air Patrol.
Charles H. Featherstone/Columbia Basin Herald
Retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. R. Mike Worden following his speech to Civil Air Patrol cadets in Ephrata Dec. 16 marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Civil Air Patrol.
Maj. Jerome Bonneville, commander of the Civil Air Patrol’s Columbia Basin Composite Squadron based at the Ephrata Municipal Airport, speaking at a dinner Dec. 16 marking the patrol’s 80th anniversary.
Civil Air Patrol Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Benjamin Belino listens intently during a ceremony and dinner Dec. 16 to mark the Civil Air Patrol’s 80th anniversary.
Civil Air Patrol Cadet Meghan Henke raises her hand to be sworn in at a banquet and ceremony Dec. 16 marking the patrol’s 80th anniversary.
Civil Air Patrol Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Morghan Box, right, presents newly sworn-in Cadet Meghan Henke with the notebook she will use to keep track of lessons during her time as a cadet.
Civil Air Patrol Cadet Meghan Henke listens intently during a ceremony and dinner Dec. 16 to mark the Civil Air Patrol’s 80th anniversary.
Civil Air Patrol Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Morghan Box, left, and Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Benjamin Belino, right, pin a new rank on Cadet Master Sgt. Alexander Belino, center, as squadron commander Maj. James Bonneville, far left, and retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. R. Mike Worden, far right, look on.
Retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. R. Mike Worden, left, speaks with Kathy Henke, her daughter and newly sworn-in Civil Air Patrol Cadet Meghan, and John Henke, following a banquet Dec. 16 in honor of the patrol’s 80th anniversary.
EPHRATA — Retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. R. Mike Worden had a very important piece of advice for the young people he met Dec. 16.
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