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May 2020 of Now, Our Season Is Scheduled to Begin in Early August with an Airshow in Owl’S Head, Maine CAF RISE ABOVE® Inspiring young people to RISE ABOVE adversity using the lessons and stories of the Tuskegee Airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). Our biggest venue nearly every year is the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture. It is the biggest airshow in America and it happens during late July in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It is a week-long event and the CAF RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit was scheduled to be in the kid’s area called KidVenture again this year. As in the past, there would have been thousands of kids of all ages able Photo courtesy Adam Schallau to visit the exhibit and meet Tuskegee Airmen such as Brig Gen Charles McGee and Lt Col George Hardy. As In This Issue - May 2020 of now, our season is scheduled to begin in early August with an airshow in Owl’s Head, Maine. We are hopeful • Tour schedule at a glance we will be able to tour again during late summer and early autumn. • Greetings from the Ambassador team This is disappointing to say the least, but like the Airmen and WASP, we remain • Volunteer Spotlight • Tuskegee Airmen: Did you undaunted and are working hard, like so many others in these times, to find know out where we can best fulfill the needs of our communities using the CAF RISE • Our mission in action ABOVE story. • Educational resources • Tuskegee Airmen Profiles: To that end, we are currently collaborating on a project with the Schlecty Charles Alfred Anderson Center, a private, nonprofit organization committed to partnering with school • And then there where women! leaders across the country to transform classrooms, schools, and school districts Naomi Bernice Bell into engagement-focused organizations, and the Southern Regional Education • Tuskegee Airmen: Quote of the Board, an organization focused on improving education in 16 states in the south month and southeastern U.S. The project focus is creating curriculum and programs • Shop with a purpose centered around the CAF RISE ABOVE theme which will be utilized as students • Join the Top Flight Club return to classrooms this fall following the disruption caused by the COVID-19 • Tuskegee Airmen: Archive virus. Many students who have experienced this disruption, particularly those photos living with socio-economic challenges, have had to adapt to new, sometimes • Tuskegee Airmen: Virtual confusing and unsettling, circumstances. The “Rise Above” program and our Museum artifact spotlight “Triumph Over Adversity” theme is especially applicable during these times • WASP Profile: Delphine Bohn as educators endeavor to give students a positive footing as they return to the • WASP: Quote of the month classroom. While the program is being developed to market to a select group • WASP: Did you know of schools in that southern region, all the resources being developed will • WASP: Archive photos be available on our CAF RISE ABOVE website where educators and parents • Thank you supporters everywhere can access the materials. • For more information We will continue to bring you updates to that program and our touring schedule as the season unfolds. Thank you for your kind support of CAF RISE ABOVE. We absolutely could not accomplish any of these things without you. These are truly historic times and at the Commemorative Air Force RISE ABOVE Squadron, we know that when face with a historic challenge, we can look to our history for solutions. That makes the stories we tell in our programs more important now than ever. Working together, like the Tuskegee Airmen and WASP, we will “Rise Above.” Doug Rozendaal CAF RISE ABOVE Leader RISE ABOVE tour schedule at a glance PLEASE CHECK OUR SCHEDULE ONLINE FOR UPDATES! DATE EVENT LOCATION May 9-10 Dyess AFB Air & Space Expo [Cancelled] Dyess AFB, TX May 30-31 Scott AFB Air Show [Cancelled] Scott AFB, IL June 6-7 Selfridge ANG Air Show [Cancelled] Selfridge, MI June 13-14 Wings over Whiteman [Cancelled] Whiteman AFB, MO July 20-26 EAA AirVenure [Cancelled] Oshkosh, WI August 1-2 Owls Head Air Show Owls Head, ME RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and P-51C Mustang September 5-6 Kansas City Airshow New Century, KS RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and P-51C Mustang September 12 Airport Day [Cancelled] Crawfordsville, IN September 19 Dynamic Aviation Air Show Bridgewater, VA RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and P-51C Mustang September 25 Arsenal of Democracy Fly-Over [Postponed from May 8] Washington D.C. P-51C Mustang October 7-11 Tri-State Warbird Museum Batavia, OH RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and P-51C Mustang October 24-25 Thunder Over the Rock Little Rock AFB, AR RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and P-51C Mustang October BFTS Flight Museum Terrell, TX 28-November 1 RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit November 7-8 Stuart Airshow Stuart, FL RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and P-51C Mustang November 14-15 Joint Base San Antonio Airshow San Antonio, TX RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and P-51C Mustang To book RISE ABOVE for your event contact Kristi Younkin, Senior Logistics Coordinator, at [email protected] or call (479) 228-4520 Page 2 GREETINGS FROM THE AMBASSADOR TEAM! I hope you and your families are staying safe during these trying times. As this pandemic continues to impact communities around the country, the CAF RISE ABOVE tour is on pause. All events we were scheduled to attend through to August, have been cancelled including EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh. Though the tour has stopped, there is still a lot of work going on behind the scenes. We would like to take this opportunity to recruit help with the RISE ABOVE WASP. We are seeking a volunteer to go through Facebook posts, so they can be archived and added to the website and resource kits. If you would like to become a CAF RISE ABOVE Ambassador and help out in this role, please reach out at cafriseabove.org. Be safe. Stay well. Volunteer Coordinator Melanie Burden Page 4 VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT Tim Campbell I entered the United States Army as a Private in March 1987. After attending Basic Training at Fort Dix, New Jersey, I attended Advanced Individual Training (AIT) at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma as a 31V, Unit Level Communications Maintainer. While attending Grambling State University, I enrolled in the United States Army ROTC program and getting my commission as a Second Lieutenant in May 1992. I initially branched Armor and after serving as a M1A1 Abrams Tank Platoon Leader at Ft. Hood for 18 months. I applied for a branch Transfer to Aviation in 1995. While attending flight school, I had the privilege of flying the Bell 206BIII and UH-1 Huey. After fulfilling active duty obligations, I transferred to the Army Reserve where I became qualified in the AH-64 Apache Helicopter and was subsequently privileged to serve two tenures as a Company Commander. A few years later, I was able to serve 2 tours to Iraq (2005 and 2009). I later held other key positions including Equal Opportunity Advisor (EOA), Program Manager, and Battalion Commander. I have been awarded and decorated with the Meritorious Service Medal (2nd award), Air Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal with 2 stars, ARCOM (3rd Award), AAM (2nd Award), Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon (2nd award), Armed Forces Reserve Medal with M device, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (9th award), National Defense Service Medal (2nd award), and the Army Service Medal. I currently work for the Department of Justice as a Facility Manager, with collateral duties as a Safety and Environmental Manager. I am married, and my wife and I have four sons and 5 grandchildren. I had the fortune and pleasure to have met several of the Tuskegee Airmen during the annual Wings Over Houston Airshow which started my interest in becoming involved in the CAF Red Tail Squadron. Subsequently, I met LTC (R) Alexander Jefferson at the 2013 Wings Over Houston Airshow. After a brief 2 hours of hanging around the CAF RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit, I knew that it was time for me to start volunteering. I had no idea how much fun this would be, the smiles, the conversations, and the strong interest that America has with the Airmen, their history, and their legacy. Page 5 DID YOU KNOW? On this date, the following Tuskegee Airmen events occurred: 5 May 1943: Lieutenants James T. Wiley and Graham Smith were the first two P-40 pilots of the 99th Fighter Squadron to land in North Africa, at Oued N’ja in French Morocco. 5 May 1944: Lt. James R. Polkinghorne, Jr. of the 301st Fighter Squadron was reported lost with his P-39 near Teragina, Italy while on a strafing mission. The cause was unknown (Missing Air Crew Report 4518; 332nd Fighter Group history, May 1944). Lt James Wiley Lt Graham Smith James Polkinghorne, Jr. Doesn’t this thank-you card from an elementary student at Mueller Aerospace Elementary, Wichita, Kansas bring a smile to your day? Page 3 OUR MISSION IN ACTION Students who have visited the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit share their letters of thanks to the Tuskegee Airmen. Page 6 EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Check out our new web site! The CAF RISE ABOVE website has a wealth of information about the Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP and offers resources for educators, youth leaders, parents and students. Check both RISE ABOVE Resource Kits! Our free, downloadable RISE ABOVE Resource Kits provides users access to posters featuring the Six Guiding Principles, PowerPoint’s, classroom activities and a wealth of material about the Tuskegee Airmen or the WASP. Check out the Inspiration Pack to receive 50 dog tags and 50 Triumph Over Adversity – RISE ABOVE: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen booklets for only $95! What teachers and parents have to say: Question How did the materials from CAF RISE ABOVE Resource Kits or visiting the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit benefit both you as a teacher and your students? Answer The experience of actually watching the story and seeing the plane made the lesson more real for the students.
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