NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
civitlcun Pare e®
ocelt Air Fuee Base, Albome 346072
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COMMANDER
70 THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
tn accordance with Public Lew 47, this is the Civil Air Patrol
Report to Congress for the year 1970.
During the past year Ihave traveled 16 Jength and width of
Dura tovreach the grass Tots of Us greet humanitarian
eugenization, It has been a rich ‘and rewarding experience.
coun Air Patrol members come srom all waves uife, Some
et Civil Bertngy most have Limited means, PVG) come from our
gre werlies and smallest villages. ReY doctors,
targest oltSs vers, mechanics, encineerss STS housewives,
farmers, (apd policemen. Many thousands ore Students.
Diversified as they are by age, educations geography, religion,
tad race, all are bound by Common ‘objectives: pride in
ond ry, pledged to its preservation 5 the greatest nation on
comth; and a desire to assist thelr fellowman in distress.
Each in his own way 1s giving freely of his time, talent, and
personal resources in purswit of these altruistic goals.
this a privilege to be associated with them.YOUTH MOTIVATION—CAP'S TOP PRIORITYSEVENTY—IN SUMMARY
tn any assessment, 1970 emerges os one of the most
challenging periods in Civil Air Patrol's 29 years of volun-
ter service to the nation.
It is significant that these challenges ware self-created
They rewlted from an honest inward examination of CAPs