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Thank You For Your Service
"Never in the face of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few" Winston Churchill
Martins Ferry Police Officer Nathan Rock- K.I.A. Operation Iraqi Freedom
and with much appreciation to all of the rest, who are serving or have served our country.
____________________________________________________ We would also like to thank the following members of the tactical community:
Lt. David Wood- Columbus S.W.A.T. and N.A.S.T.A.-a great guy, a great trainer and a respected swat cop Stephen J. Schwab- An excellent instructor with a great attitude James J. Scanlon- An excellent instructor with a lot of good advice Mike Pennington- (Storm Dog Training)- for help with Jasgo Phil Singleton- Singleton International- top notch, one of the best in the business Paul Howe- C.S.A.T.- for his instruction in team leader mentality, emergency medical trauma care, and staying in the fight.. Also, thanks for your book Training for the Fight. It should be standard issue for all tactical members. Eric Haney- A great instructor with a great attitude. Thanks also for a well written book- Inside Delta Force. There are many lessons we picked up from it. Doug Pechtel- for his instruction on running a tactical team and showing us scouting/briefing plans that the team currently uses. Sam Todd- Kent P.D./Metro S.W.A.T./O.T.O.A. President- for support and information to get the team up and running
____________________________________________________ .......and the authors of essential books in our library, and the reading we gear most of our training from:
David Grossman- "On Killing" and "On Combat" Kenneth Murray- "Training at the Speed of Life" Paul Howe- "Training for the Fight"
____________________________________________________ We would also like to express our appreciation for the following people for their continued support of our team in donations, logistics, or time donated: WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BELMONT AND GUERNSEY COUNTY PROSECUTORS (CHRIS BERHALTER AND DAN PADDEN) FOR RECENT FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT. THE FUNDS WERE USED TO PURCHASE AN UNMARKED MINIVAN AND TO FUND INSTRUCTION FOR OUR TEAM FROM CINCINNATI S.W.A.T United Dairy- Martins Ferry- for donating structures to train in and bottled water on request Schick's Wreckers Service- Cambridge- for donating junk cars for live fire Kim Conrath- Cambridge- for obtaining structures for the team to train Naylor Brothers- Martins Ferry- for always lending us a hand when needed and never leaving us out of gas Belmont County Prosecutor Chris Berhalter- for legal assistance to the team Guernsey County Prosecutor Dan Padden- for financial and legal assistance to the team Elks- Martins Ferry- for continuous support and donations Eagles- Martins Ferry- for continuous support and donations Former Police Chief Brian Neff- Cambridge- for his belief in S.W.A.T. and making it happen back in 1998
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