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Commander
Division 14
We now begin a new year with a new
bridge, changes and opportunities. This will be an exciting year
for sure as we move to modernize with the Coast Guard. We have met
the challenges and opportunities in the past and overcome or
capitalized on them. Since the same dedicated members that
performed well in the past are still on the job, there is no
reason to believe we cannot do the same in the future.
I find these quotes to be a very
accurate description of change and opportunity.
It's
not that some people have willpower and some don't. It's that some
people are ready to change and others are not.
James Gordon M.D.
Opportunity
is
missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks
like work.
Thomas
A. Edison
I
am pleased that the membership, through the Board, chose to elect
me as your Division Commander for 2009. I will
endeavor to perform my duties with the the
integrity and honor that your vote entitles the membership to. |
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Vice
Commander
Division 14
Another
year has begun, and I want to first thank the Officers of Division
14 four your confidence in electing Jesse Stevens as our Division
Commander and myself as Division Vice Commander.
It was only through your efforts and the efforts of your
Division members that we had a successful past year.
I look forward to working with each and every Flotilla
Officer and our newly appointed Division Staff Officer to make
this coming year an even better one.
While
I do to use a lot of numbers and statistics in my reports, I
believe it is important to look at and show where we have been and
what we have done in the past year so as to see where we want to
go, and thus set a realistic course for this next year.
To do this requires us to examine our accomplishments or
lack thereof in some of the more important programs.
In closing, I am pleased to report we have a complete
complement of Division Staff Officers, a number who are new, as
well as new Flotilla Commanders.
I look forward to working with each and every one of you
for a most enjoyable and productive year.
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