I just found out that BG Patterson, National Commander from 1973-1976 passed away yesterday. He was also a former MER and Maryland Wing Commander.
Nothing yet on the NHQ site.......nice NHQ, real nice!
I met him twice, once as a Cadet and again as a Senior. He gave the best CAP speech I have ever listened to. He will be missed, I am sure of that.
Quote from: Spike on September 22, 2009, 07:56:22 PM
Nothing yet on the NHQ site.......nice NHQ, real nice!
I met him twice, once as a Cadet and again as a Senior. He gave the best CAP speech I have ever listened to. He will be missed, I am sure of that.
Dude,
Did you even bother to check?
http://www.capvolunteernow.com/news.cfm/patterson_former_cap_national_commander_passes?show=news&newsID=6041
I saw it there at least two hours ago.
I know you don't like the organization very much, but at least make a good faith effort to check before badmouthing NHQ.
Ned Lee
Quote from: Ned on September 22, 2009, 08:25:28 PM
Dude,
Did you even bother to check?
http://www.capvolunteernow.com/news.cfm/patterson_former_cap_national_commander_passes?show=news&newsID=6041
I saw it there at least two hours ago.
I know you don't like the organization very much, but at least make a good faith effort to check before badmouthing NHQ.
Ned Lee
^ um......
Where did you get I don't like the organization??
I knew of his passing at 10:00AM, and nothing was up at NHQ until 2:00PM.
Finally.....it should not be hidden in the news section, it should be on the front page of capmembers.com. Instead some BS cellphone setup fee waiver from AT&T is there in its place.
So....DUDE.....
IMHO, you came across with the attitude that some NHQ staffer should be constantly monitoring the news, with an "OMG, I should get that posted immediately" mentality. Four hours isn't a terrible response time.
^ My biggest gripe is that an Advertisement is on the front page when this article should be there in it's place.
However, this is not about NHQ or posters here. I apologize for hijacking. THIS IS ABOUT
Brig Gen Patterson.
He deserves a space on the front page for his dedicated service to CAP.
They posted the article on the day of his death. You can't get more timely than that. They have a place for CAP News and that is where they put it. If it was on the front page I would never have seen it since I go to the "News" for "News" (Imagine that).
My thoughts and prayers go out to his family. A great man that will deeply be missed by all at CAP.
Quote from: Airrace on September 23, 2009, 02:00:51 AM
My thoughts and prayers go out to his family. A great man that will deeply be missed by all at CAP.
Same here, I will keep his family in my prayers. Even though I did not know much about him, I bet he was a pretty cool guy. :)
I ran into him at a couple of conferences. He was always pleasant, positive, and treated everyone with respect - he just plain liked CAP folks. I don't think I ever saw him not smiling. A true gentleman - he'll be missed.