By C/SMSgt Andrew Neblett, West Richmond Cadet Squadron
It was a cold, overcast April day. I had just arrived to interview Lieutenant Colonel Carolyn Guertin and Captain Jack Sciutti. Colonel Guertin joined CAP on Dec 1, 1941, the day it was formed. Over seventy years later, she is still an active member, and was recently awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for her CAP service in World War II. Captain Sciutti is a Vietnam veteran who has given many years of active service to the CAP. His CAP career began in his youth when he was a cadet mentored by Colonel Guertin. They parted their ways and had not seen each other in over 60 years. Then, at a recent West Richmond Cadet Squadron meeting, they were reunited. I volunteered to interview them.