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Monday, June 22, 2015

22 June 1954: President Eisenhower authorized the first use of the first official Marine Corps Seal.

22 June 1954: President Eisenhower authorized the first use of the first official Marine Corps Seal. http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2015/06/22-june-1954-president-eisenhower.html



22 June 1954: President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized the first use of the first official Marine Corps Seal. The seal had been designed at the request of the Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr.
Semper Fi

According to a history account on the USMC Museum website found here:  http://www.usmcmuseum.com/Museum_LoreCorps.asp “The origins of the eagle, globe, and anchor insignia worn by Marines can be traced to those ornaments worn by early Continental Marines as well as to the British Royal Marines.

"In 1776, Marines wore a device depicting a fouled anchor. Changes were made to that device in 1798, 1821, and 1824. An eagle was added in 1834. The current insignia dates to 1868 when Brigadier General Commandant Jacob Zeilin convened a board “to decide and report upon the various devices of cap ornaments of the Marine Corps.” A new insignia was recommended and approved by the Commandant. On 19 November 1868, the new insignia was accepted by the Secretary of the Navy.

"The new emblem featured a globe showing the western hemisphere intersected by a fouled anchor and surmounted by an eagle. Atop the device, a ribbon was inscribed with the Latin motto “Semper Fidelis.” The globe signified the service of the United States Marines throughout the world. The anchor was indicative of the amphibious nature of the Marine Corps. The eagle, symbolizing a proud nation, was not the American bald eagle, but rather a crested eagle, a species found throughout the world.

"On 22 June 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an Executive Order which approved the design of an official seal for the United States Marine Corps. Designed at the request of General Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., Commandant of the Marine Corps, the seal replaced the crested eagle with the American bald eagle, its wings proudly displayed. With the approval of this seal by the President of the United States in 1955, the emblem centered on the seal was adopted as the official Marine Corps emblem.


"The eagle, globe, and anchor insignia is a testament to the training of the individual Marine, to the history and traditions of the Marine Corps, and to the values upheld by the Corps. It represents “those intangible possessions that cannot be issued: pride, honor, integrity, and being able to carry on the traditions for generations of warriors past.” Said retired Sergeant Major David W. Sommers, “the emblem of the Corps is the common thread that binds all Marines together, officer and enlisted, past and present…The eagle, globe and anchor tells the world who we are, what we stand for, and what we are capable of, in a single glance.”"Read more here: http://www.usmcmuseum.com/Museum_LoreCorps.asp

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August 20, 1967: Sargent Shriver said Unity is ‘built by all Americans’


August 20, 1967: Sargent Shriver said Unity is ‘built by all Americans’

June 22, 2015 http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2015/06/august-20-1967-sargent-shriver-said.html 

Labels: Diversity, Diversity African-American, People Shriver family, People Shriver-Sargent, Quotes, Words of wisdom

In a recent tweet – on June 22, 2015, Maria Shriver ‏@mariashriver, noted that her father, (Westminster, Carroll County, Md. native son) Sargent Shriver, said “My father said Unity is ‘built by all Americans.’ Sadly, words still relevant @RSargentShriver: http://eepurl.com/bq43Ir”

On August 20, 1967, Mr. Shriver said: “"We have a statue of liberty on the east coast given to us by a foreign community. But we need a statue of unity built by all Americans, for all Americans -- in every American community. Today, our nation is not united. This country is in trouble because too many Americans prefer not to know each other. Not to care about each other. […] Our country cannot go on like this."

This may be found on the Sargent Shriver Peace Institute website, http://www.sargentshriver.org/speech-article/address-to-the-negro-shriners-convention.

According to the website, “Sargent Shriver did not shy away from speaking about racism throughout his career. This address at the black Shriner convention in August of 1967, given in the middle of a long, tumultuous summer of rioting throughout the country, demonstrates his frankness and his concern on the topic of racial inequality…”

He said this in an “Address to the Negro Shriners Convention, CLEVELAND, OH. 

He also said: “It is keeping America divided into ghettos--not the city slums, but ghettos of the mind where we seal off parts of democracy that don't suit us, where we box off our obligations to justice and shut out our commitments to fairness. These ghettos of the mind are more damaging to America than the ghettos of the city…”

Indeed, Sargent Shriver did not shy away from speaking about racism throughout his career. Read the entire speech here: http://sargentshriver.org/speech-article/address-to-the-negro-shriners-convention
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"Camp COPS receives generous donation from Koons Westminster Toyota Scion" Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland; June 18, 2015


"Camp COPS receives generous donation from Koons Westminster Toyota Scion" Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland; June 18, 2015

http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2015/06/camp-cops-receives-generous-donation.html

Carroll Co Bus, Carroll Co Bus Koons Westminster Toyota, Police, Police Camp COPS, Police Carroll Co Sheriff's Dept

Sheriff Jim DeWees, along with everyone involved in the Camp C.O.P.S. program, would like to thank Koons Westminster Toyota Scion for their generous support of this summer program.

On Tuesday, June 16th, Nigel Hayes, General Manager, along with Angela Boerner, Controller, presented a check for $5000 to Sheriff Jim DeWees and Sgt Keith Benfer of the Westminster Police Department to help fund the program.

Carroll County Camp C.O.P.S. (COURAGE TO BE OUTSTANDING WITH PRIDE AND SELF CONFIDENCE) is a joint effort between the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, Westminster Police Department, Maryland State Police, Taneytown Police, and the Carroll County State’s Attorney’s Office, and is designed to bring a better understanding of Law Enforcement to the youth of Carroll County, while working in the atmosphere of a Police Academy.

Located at the Carroll County Farm Museum in Westminster, Camp C.O.P.S. is open to middle school students (those students going into 6th, 7th, or 8th grade).

This year, the Camp will run from July 20th through July 24th.

The donation will be used to purchase many of the items needed to run the popular summer program. This will include equipment and activities for the camp, as well as such items as shirts, hats, water bottles, and food.
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Friday, June 19, 2015

WESTMINSTER: Study of schools in Carroll provides an interesting education by KEVIN E. DAYHOFF June 10, 2015

WESTMINSTER: Study of schools in Carroll provides an interesting education by KEVIN E. DAYHOFF June 10, 2015 

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/westminster/ph-ce-eagle-archives-06-20150610-story.html

The e first weeks of June are a time when many young adults in Carroll County look forward to the end of the school year and graduation ceremonies.

In researching the history of schools in Carroll County, one comes across many references to early graduations and the "first" beginnings of a system of education in the county.

According to research for the Historical Society of Carroll County by historian Joe Getty, it was "in 1865 when the state government mandated formation of a county school board. Carroll County protested this development, but the county school board was established…" http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/westminster/ph-ce-eagle-archives-06-20150610-story.html
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A big thanks to Jack and Beth Tevis for investing so generously to Carroll Hospital and our community


A big thanks to Jack and Beth Tevis for investing so generously to Carroll Hospital and our community.

http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2015/06/a-big-thanks-to-jack-and-beth-tevis-for.html

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LODD Police Officer Sonny Kim Cincinnati Police Department, Ohio End of Watch: Friday, June 19, 2015

#LODD Police Officer Sonny Kim Cincinnati Police Department, Ohio End of Watch: Friday, June 19, 2015

Police Officer Sonny Kim was shot and killed after responding to a 911 call reporting that a man was behaving erratically at the intersection of Roe Street and Whetsel Avenue at approximately 9:30 am.

Shots were exchanged upon Officer Kim's arrival at the scene and both he and the subject were shot multiple times. Officer Kim was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.

Officer Kim had served with the Cincinnati Police Department for 27 years.

 Bio & Incident Details


 Age: 48

 Tour: 27 years

 Badge # Not available

 Cause: Gunfire

 Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Offender: Shot and wounded

 https://www.odmp.org/officer/22514-police-officer-sonny-kim  

 Police Officer Sonny Kim Cincinnati Police Department, Ohio End of Watch: Friday, June 19, 2015  http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2015/06/police-officer-sonny-kim-cincinnati.html

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Thursday, June 18, 2015

Debate rages over the need for a better Marine sniper rifle By James K. Sanborn, June 17, 2015


Debate rages over the need for a better Marine sniper rifle By James K. Sanborn, Staff writer June 17, 2015 http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2015/06/debate-rages-over-need-for-better.html

A smoldering debate over the need for a more powerful sniper rifle for Marines is once again ablaze. http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/tech/2015/06/17/debate-rages-over-marine-corps-sniper-rifles/28811495/

See also: MARINE CORPS TIMES: Snipers seek better weapons, ammo:

The Army’s M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle has a range of about 1,300 yards. A new story by the Washington Post has reignited the debate over the Corps’ needs for new sniper rifles. - Ms. Andricka Thomas/ATEC

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A recent story by the Washington Post has generated renewed controversy among Marines who say that some snipers have been outgunned on deployments, taking fire from targets they can see, but not shoot. While the Marine Corps' M40 is undeniably rugged and accurate, its .308 cartridge is unreliable beyond half a mile.

The story compares the Corps' rifle to the Chinese M99, which can reach targets twice as far away. The British and U.S. Special Operations Command also have sniper rifles with better firepower that can reach nearly a mile. And the Army's M2010 can reach targets about 1,300 yards away.

Marines told the Post that having the best training doesn't matter if their rifles and cartridges are subpar. Some said they fear better weapons can reach the hands of their enemies, including Islamic State militants.

Marine snipers have long been frustrated with the Corps' Vietnam-era M40s and .308 Winchester cartridge. In 2005, Marines operating in Iraq were calling on the Corps to develop a sniper rifle that had a range of more than 1,600 yards, nearly twice that of the M40.

Read more: http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/tech/2015/06/17/debate-rages-over-marine-corps-sniper-rifles/28811495/
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This picture shows the pain of Greece falling apart By Matt O'Brien June 17, 2015


This picture shows the pain of Greece falling apart By Matt O'Brien June 17, 2015 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/06/17/this-picture-shows-the-pain-of-greece-falling-apart/?tid=pm_business_pop_b

This picture is worth approximately 317 billion words in Greek. That's how many euros its government owes, and how many euros it's going to start defaulting on if it doesn't agree on a new bailout in the next few days.

After all, you don't have to be an expert in game theory, like Greece's finance minister Yanis Varoufakis is, to know it's not good if he's crouching with his head in his hands right before midnight strikes on his country's solvency. But I think we can sympathize with how he feels. We do too. The years change, but the Greek crisis doesn't. It owes more than it can pay, so it needs Europe to give it the money to pay, well, Europe back. The problem, though, is Europe doesn't want to just hand over the money in such circular fashion without getting something else—pension and spending cuts—in return, and Greece doesn't want so many painful strings attached after it's already cut a lot and only seen its economy shrink by 25 percent.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/06/17/this-picture-shows-the-pain-of-greece-falling-apart/?tid=pm_business_pop_b
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

THE NIGHT WATCHMAN: Once upon a time the government had a vast scrap yard in the middle of a desert.

From an e-mail.... Nevertheless, it tells a compelling story:

THE NIGHT WATCHMAN

Once upon a time the government had a vast scrap yard in the middle of a desert.

Congress said, "Someone may steal from it at night." So they created a night watchman position and hired a person for the job.

Then Congress said, "How does the watchman do his job without instruction?"

So they created a planning department and hired two people, one person to write the instructions, and one person to do time studies.

Then Congress said, "How will we know the night watchman is doing the tasks correctly?"

So they created a Quality Control department and hired two people. One was to do the studies and one was to write the reports.

Then Congress said, "How are these people going to get paid?"

So they created two positions: a time keeper and a payroll officer then hired two people.

Then Congress said, "Who will be accountable for all of these people?"

So they created an administrative section and hired three people, an Administrative Officer, Assistant Administrative Officer, and a Legal Secretary.

Then Congress said, "We have had this command in operation for one year and we are $918,000 over budget, we must cut back."
So they laid-off the night watchman.

NOW slowly, let it sink in.

Quietly, we go like sheep to slaughter. Does anybody remember the reason given for the establishment of the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY during the Carter administration?

Anybody?

Anything?

No?

Didn't think so!

Bottom line is, we've spent several hundred billion (BILLION with a B) dollars in support of an agency, the reason for which very few people who read this can remember!

Ready??

It was very simple... and at the time, everybody thought it very appropriate.

The Department of Energy was instituted on 8/04/1977, TO LESSEN OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL.

Hey, pretty efficient, huh?

AND NOW IT'S 2015 -- 38 YEARS LATER -- AND THE BUDGET FOR THIS "NECESSARY" DEPARTMENT IS AT $24.2 BILLION A YEAR. IT HAS 16,000 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND APPROXIMATELY 100,000 CONTRACT EMPLOYEES; AND LOOK AT THE JOB IT HAS DONE!

(THIS IS WHERE YOU SLAP YOUR FOREHEAD AND SAY, "WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?")
38 years ago 30% of our oil consumption was foreign imports. Today 70% of our oil consumption is foreign imports.

Ah, yes -- good old Federal bureaucracy.

NOW, WE HAVE TURNED OVER THE BANKING SYSTEM, HEALTH CARE, AND THE AUTO INDUSTRY TO THE SAME GOVERNMENT?

Hello!! Anybody Home?

Signed....The Night Watchman
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Monday, June 15, 2015

Web site to aid victims of federal cyberattack crashes due to high volume - The Washington Post

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How a devastating loss in Florida taught Jeb Bush what it takes to win - The Washington Post

How a devastating loss in Florida taught Jeb Bush what it takes to win - The Washington Post: "By Karen Tumulty June 14, 2015

[...]

That was late spring of 1997, a time in his life that Bush now refers to as “wandering around.”
But he was far from aimless.
In that period, Bush retooled himself and his image from that of a sometimes cartoonish ideologue into what he is today. Indeed, as he prepares to formally announce his bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, the question being asked is whether he is strident enough.
Humbled by defeat the first time he ran for office, Bush spent the mid-1990s broadening and deepening his knowledge of how his state worked, forging relationships that softened his profile and striving to talk about what he believed in a way that would bring people together.
“I learned tone,” Bush said in an interview. “You can say the same thing that represents your core beliefs in a way that draws people toward your message, rather than pushes people away.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/jeb-bush-opens-up-about-his-wandering-years/2015/06/14/8477c8ac-1196-11e5-adec-e82f8395c032_story.html?wpisrc=nl_headlines&wpmm=1

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Friday, June 12, 2015

Maj. Gen. Linda Singh gives keynote speech to Baltimore City police officers


Maj. Gen. Linda Singh gives keynote speech to Baltimore City police officers

Maj. Gen. Linda L. Singh, the Adjutant General of Maryland, spoke words of encouragement to officers of the Baltimore City Police Department’s Western District at the Hyatt Hotel in Baltimore, Md., June 11, 2015. 

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News from The Hill: Obama pleads with House Dems to save trade package

News from The Hill

Obama pleads with House Dems to save trade package

By Peter Schroeder and Cristina Marcos

President Obama made an impassioned plea to House Democrats on Friday to not kill his trade agenda.

In a last-minute, closed-door meeting held hours before scheduled votes on the fast-track package, the president huddled with House Democrats for about a half hour.


http://thehill.com/policy/finance/244813-obama-pleads-with-dems-to-save-trade-package
Update: 

News from The Hill

Pelosi to oppose Obama on trade

By Ian Swanson

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in a meandering but dramatic floor speech on Friday said she will vote "no" on a measure providing assistance to workers displaced by trade.

Pelosi's opposition to the Trade Adjustment Assistance program casts doubt on whether the measure will pass.



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And yet another update... What a sop opera... In the end, it does not matter. If the legislation fails - the Republicans will be blamed. If the legislation passes, the Republicans will be vilified ... Whatever...

News from The Hill

House deals humiliating blow to Obama in trade fight

By Cristina Marcos

Defying President Obama, House Democrats on Friday rallied to vote down legislation granting aid to workers displaced by trade, dealing a potentially fatal blow to the fast-track legislation that had been scheduled to hit the floor.

An overwhelming majority of Democrats voted to sink the package in the 126-302 vote despite an impassioned plea from the president, which he delivered in person during a rare morning visit to Capitol Hill. A majority of Republicans also opposed the bill.




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Carroll County State's Attorney Brian DeLeonardo spoke to our Practical Chaplaincy training class


Carroll County State's Attorney Brian DeLeonardo spoke to our Practical Chaplaincy training class at the Carroll County Non-profit Center.

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Westminster Councilmember Chiavacci spoke to our Practical Chaplaincy training class


We were honored to have Westminster Common Councilmember Tony Chiavacci, chair of the Council Public Safety Committee, spoke to our Practical Chaplaincy training class at the Carroll County Non-profit Center.

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Thursday, June 11, 2015

We were honored to have Carroll County Sheriff Jim DeWees talk with our Practical Chaplaincy class at the Carroll County Non-profit Center.





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Tuesday, June 09, 2015

We are honored to have Westminster Police Chief Jeff Spaulding give a welcome on behalf of the city to the class on Practical Chaplaincy at the Carroll County Non-profit Center.


We are honored to have Westminster Police Chief Jeff Spaulding 
give a welcome on behalf of the city to the class on Practical Chaplaincy 
at the Carroll County Non-profit Center. June 9, 2015

 http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2015/06/we-are-honored-to-have-westminster.html

Chaplaincy, Fire CC Depts 03 Westminster Chaplain, MD State Troopers Assoc Lodge # 20 Chaplain

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Kevin Rector - The Baltimore Sun: Baltimore prosecutor asked police to target area where Freddie Gray was arrested

Baltimore prosecutor asked police to target area where Freddie Gray was arrested

Defense lawyers for police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray while in police custody have called for Marilyn Mosby to step down as prosecutor, citing an email calling for increased police activity.

By Kevin Rector The Baltimore Sun

Marilyn Mosby asked police to target corner where Freddie Gray ran.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/blog/bal-defense-lawyers-call-for-mosbys-recusal-in-freddie-gray-case-20150609-premiumvideo.html

June 9, 2015 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/blog/bs-md-ci-mosby-email-20150609-story.html?track=rss#page=1

About three weeks before Freddie Gray was chased from a West Baltimore corner by three Baltimore police officers — the start of a fatal encounter — the office of prosecutor Marilyn Mosby asked police to target the intersection with "enhanced" drug enforcement efforts, court documents show.

"State's Attorney Mosby asked me to look into community concerns regarding drug dealing in the area of North Ave and Mount St," Joshua Rosenblatt, division chief of Mosby's Crime Strategies Unit, wrote in a March 17 email to a Western District police commander.

The email was disclosed for the first time Tuesday in a motion filed in Baltimore Circuit Court by defense attorneys for the six officers being prosecuted in Gray's arrest and death. The attorneys said Mosby's involvement in the police initiative means that she should be removed from the case.

"Mrs. Mosby herself is now an integral part of the story and as such is a central witness," the defense attorneys argued. "This is a case where the witness and the prosecutor are one and the same."

Mosby, through spokeswoman Rochelle Ritchie, said, "Consistent with our prosecutorial obligations, we will litigate this case in the courtroom and not in the media." Mosby's office received the motion Tuesday afternoon, Ritchie said… Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/blog/bs-md-ci-mosby-email-20150609-story.html?track=rss#page=1
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