'Cream of the crop'
The Columbia Basin Composite Squadron held their annual Holiday and Awards Banquet on Dec. 8 to celebrate 81 years of the Civil Air Patrol.
REBECCA PETTINGILL/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD
Cadet Master Sgt. Dylan Cruz smiles as his grandparents pin his new rank on his collar.
Cadet 2nd Lt. Ben Belino joined via video from his hospital room and many cadets and their families enjoyed being able to speak with him during the banquet.
After dinner, cadets performed a flag folding ceremony where three folded an American flag while a fourth explained the meaning of each fold to the audience.
Once the flag was properly folded, it was presented to Ephrata Mayor Bruce Reim. Reim said the city will hold a special ceremony at a later date to raise and fly the flag at city hall.
The Columbia Basin Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol will be visiting area cemeteries this weekend to place fresh wreaths on veterans’ graves. Last year they placed 630 wreaths.
EPHRATA - The Columbia Basin Composite Squadron held its annual Holiday and Awards Banquet on Dec. 8 to celebrate 81 years of the Civil Air Patrol. They will also be visiting area cemeteries this weekend to place fresh wreaths on veterans’ graves.
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