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Gen. Claire L. Chennault 4th Quarter 2010 NEWS

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Chennault Senior Squadron celebrates Veterans Day and Honors Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall
The Chennault Civil Air Patrol chapter served food and did public relations work in honor of the annual Veterans day event hosted by the Chennault Aviation Museum. Approximately fifteen well dressed squadron members were on hand to serve food, punch and cookies to a crowd of over a thousand people. PAO officer, Joe Jacobs, commented We do this on an annual basis to honor our veterans and engage the community in what the Civil Air Patrol is about. Food at the civil air patrol booth included homemade cookies (approx 1200) donated by a local church and jalapeo cheese sausage donated by McCain Farms. Great fellowship for the squadron and recruitment of two new members resulted from the event.

Commanders Watch
As Chennault Squadron begins a New Year, we can all look back with pride at the accomplishments of the past year and at the same time look forward to the challenges of the future. During the past year, I have begun to get a glimpse of the potential that this Unit can accomplish in the coming years. For example, when I look back at the yearly attendance records, I begin to realize that each of us is starting to enjoy and look forward to our meetings. I think this is largely due to the fact that we have grown to enjoy each other, and we have a sense of pride in what we are doing. The pride we feel is due to contributions that each member has made to the group. A few of the more obvious ones begin with John Benton who has made us get serious about professional development and our duty to the purposes of Civil Air Patrol. Our Mission Pilots, now five in number (Ralph Abraham, Dan Chase, Glen Deas, Jon Haddad, and Joe Jacobs), soon to be six with Earl Welch; give our Unit a feeling of both security and pride, in that they have applied themselves to achieving one of the most difficult and essential CAP functions in coping with emergencies and disasters. We take pride in James Breaux as our Safety Officer. We know that our records are in order because Marvin Ward insists we follow the Regs and get them right. Bill Bobo responds to all that is requested, including keeping Welch going in the right direction. His quiet demeanor compliments him as a source of wisdom and advice. When you want to get something going, you look for Jim Graham with his big smile and go get-em attitude. Is my uniform on right? Ask Shaun Kelly. If it were not for Billy Powell, Chennault would not be able to take pride in its own web-site. Thank goodness we dont have many legal problems, but Fred King would be there if we did. Tom Dansby is back. Mike Tryon not only is a qualified air crewman and keeps our property safe, but he is always ready to help with any task, including making sure that no door prize goes unclaimed. Sidney Hill is still trying to teach Ralph Abraham how to use a hammer and make repairs to their hanger. We dont have a lot of money, but Richard Jilot keeps close guard on what I spend. Where would our Unit be without communications? The answer is nowhere. They challenge us all to live up to their expectations. Finally, we are starting the New Year off with a big challenge, the Group 1 Sarex in February, with our Group 1 Commander Charles Smith, serving as Incident Commander. When we asked if we wanted to take on this challenge as Host Squadron, there was not a single negative vote. Each of you make me proud to be called Chennault Squadron Commander. Elvis C. Stout, Capt. CAP

(Featured in photo from left to right: Major Jon Haddad, 2Lt. Earl Welch, 2Lt. Shaun Kelly, Maj. John Benton, Jr., Lt. Col. Charles Smith, 2Lt. Billy Powell & Ace-ULM Warhawk-honorary member)

HOBBS: Hours January to December 2010

Christmas Awards Banquet

Major James Viney and Colonel Ed Jones were highlighted at the Christmas Awards banquet. Awards were presented to John Benton, Nell Chennault Calloway, Earl Welch, Doc Worthington, Ralph Abraham, and Billy Powell. Dans BBQ of West Monroe provided gourmet cuisine and a great time was had by all who attended.
(Featured in photo: Colonel Ed Jones, Major James Viney, and 2Lt. Elvis Stout)

Upcoming Events:
January 22, 2011 February 8, 2011 February 26-27, 2011 March 8, 2011 March 26, 2011 Monthly Training Day, 9-4pm Monthly Meeting, 7pm SAREX, 9-4pm Monthly Meeting, 7pm Monthly Training Day, 9-4pm

INCREASED FLIGHT HOURS REFLECT MORE TRAINING TIME BY PILOTS AND CREW.

Link to National Civil Air Patrol website: http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com Link to Monroe CAP website: http://www.capmonroe.com Link to LAWG calendar: http://www.lawgcap.org CAP Gold Wing Sponsors We would like to thank Elvis Stout, Monroe Air Center, Rockland Burks, Inc and McCain Farms, Inc.

SAREX-Planned Hosted by Monroe Squadron

A search and rescue exercise will be hosted by the Chennault Senior Squadron on February 26-27, 2011. Please stay in touch with John Benton and help as much as possible in the next six weeks. According to James Breaux, Safety is our number one priority.

Public Affairs Officer-Joe Jacobs, Consulting Editor-Andi Pyle