CIVIL AIR PATROL 3 During the first half of the twentieth century America as a nation suffered from short sightedness and a lack of vision to the future. One of the places this is most notable is in the area of aviation and specifically military aviation. The Civil Air Patrol is an all-volunteer organization that has strived to promote aviation advancement, safety, and public service. I will briefly examine the History, and mission of this organization …showed first 75 words of 664 total…

…showed last 75 words of 664 total…the United States are too numerous to be catalogued here. But, I hope that the CAP volunteers will continue to dedicate themselves to "Missions for America" and the promotion of Aerospace. CIVIL AIR PATROL 6 REFERENCES 1) Civil Air Patrol Headquarters [On-line) http://www.capnhq.gov/nhq/ [2000, September 16]. 2) Official Civil Air Patrol Website [On-line] http://www.cap.gov/html [2000, September 18,] 3) Nepraud, Robert E. (unknown date) Flying Minute Men Material was quoted on http://www.capnhq.gov [2000, September 16]