The honor of presenting the colors went to four members of the Civil Air Patrol, Timmerman Composite Squadron Color Guard at the state Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Conference held at the Radison Hotel in Glendale on Monday, July 13.

The ninety police officers in attendance from around the state of Wisconsin stood at attention as the Color Guard brought in the American flag and posted it on the platform at the beginning of the conference. Officer Joel Dhein of the Glendale Police Department and Director of the Wisconsin D.A.R.E. Conference requested the youth to present the colors since the D.A.R.E. program is geared towards the youth of our country and he wanted to present a group of youth that shares the same values as the D.A.R.E. program.

The relationship between Officer Dhein and the Timmerman Composite Squadron started a couple of years ago when Lt. Donald Haffner, also an officer with the Glendale Police Department, got the Civil Air Patrol  involved in the Bayshore Safety Days held in May in which Officer Dhein is also the coordinator. Officer Dhein was impressed with the youth involved in the Civil Air Patrol. Lt Haffner, known as Col Haffner in CAP, also holds the highest position on the state level as the Wing Commander for the State of Wisconsin.

Presenting the colors was: C/CMSgt Britney Donald, Color Guard Commander C/MSgt Jonathan Gonwa, C/Amn David Weak, and C/A1C Travis Maxwell.

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