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Civil Air Patrol Command Council Meeting 1-2 March 2013 Arlington, VA
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Wreaths Across America Report Col Leclair
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CAP / WAA Update Wreaths Across America is a nonprofit organization founded to continue and expand the annual wreath laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery begun by Maine businessman, Morrill Worcester, in 1992. The Civil Air Patrol’s involvement started in the same year to help lay wreaths at Arlington Cemetery in Washington DC.
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CAP / WAA Update The WAA mission, Remember, Honor, Teach, is carried out in part by coordinating wreath laying ceremonies on a specified Saturday in December at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as veterans cemeteries and locations in all 50 states and beyond. Last year it was December 15.
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CAP / WAA Update How to Get Involved
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CAP / WAA Update Soliciting Wreath Donations Soliciting Wreath Donations Serving as Location Leaders Serving as Location Leaders Border Ceremonies with Canadian Air Cadets Border Ceremonies with Canadian Air Cadets Thanks a Million - Veteran Card Thanks a Million - Veteran Card Arlington National Cemetery Ceremony Arlington National Cemetery Ceremony
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CAP / WAA Update Wreath Donations 1992 – 2006 4,000 (donated by Worcester Wreath) 2007 34,000 (17K CAP) | | | | 2012 410,000
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CAP / WAA Update Location Leaders
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CAP / WAA Update Border HART Ceremonies
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CAP / WAA Update Border HART Ceremonies Calais, ME Detroit, MI Coots, MT Yellowknife, AK
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CAP / WAA Update Thanks a Million
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CAP / WAA Update Arlington
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CAP / WAA Update Contact Information http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org http://www.capmembers.com/news/wreaths_across_america/index.cfm Maj Grace Staph - National WAA Coordinator Ms. Marie Vogt - NHQ WAA Coordinator Col Dan Leclair - CAP / WAA Liaison
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CAP / WAA Update Thank You! Questions
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