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Photos by Sr. Mbr. Leslie Lazo, California Wing<br />

U.S. Civil Air Patrol<br />

color guard members<br />

honor those who<br />

fought and died<br />

for our flag<br />

U.S. Civil Air Patrol cadets consider it an honor to be a color guard<br />

member. “It’s for all of the people fighting for our country and for<br />

those who have died for our freedom,” explained one cadet.<br />

By Kimberly Barnhart<br />

True<br />

Pacific Region cadet Tech. Sgt. Elena Lazo<br />

stood ready to compete in the U.S. Civil Air<br />

Patrol’s 2006 National Cadet Color Guard<br />

Competition, she gently touched the small photo<br />

hidden in the folds of her uniform. She knew this<br />

competition was far more than precision, turns<br />

and regulations. She and her team were honoring<br />

the man in the photo — former California Wing<br />

cadet and color guard member Marine Lance<br />

Cpl. Jason Moore, who was killed in Iraq defending<br />

the very colors they would carry that day.<br />

U. S. Civil Air Patrol Volunteer 39 July-August 2007As<br />

Colors

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