Marine, Former Explorer Makes Ultimate Sacrifice - Learning for Life

Na tional Law Enforcement Exploring Conference
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Be On the Lookout
Saturday July 24, 2010
Atlanta, Georgia
Kelsey Taylor Wins Two-Year Term as Youth Rep.
The results are in, and you’ve
decided that Captain Kelsey Taylor
from Post 521 in Bakersfield, California
will represent you for the next
two years as the National Law Enforcement
Exploring Youth Representative!
There are now more than
35,000 active explorers in 1,662
posts across the nation and internationally,
so her job will be a large
and challenging one.
The BOLO sat down for a few
minutes with Kelsey just after she
found out the results. In this BOLO
exclusive, Taylor explains what
inspires her, some of her top priorities,
and how she wants to work
with you during the next two years
to make Law Enforcement Exploring
even better.
Congratulations, Kelsey! Tell
us how you first got involved in
Exploring?
Actually, I only got involved in Exploring
four years ago when a friend
told me about a meeting when I
was in high school. My family isn’t
involved in law enforcement, and
it wasn’t a career path I had been
considering. However, once I got
involved it seemed exciting and I
really plunged into it! The work law
enforcement does is so important
and the activities we do with the
Bakersfield Police Department are
so interesting that it really changed
my life. It’s really given me an opportunity
to learn so much—it’s the
greatest thing that has ever happened
to me!
Did you enjoy this year’s conference?
It was a tremendous experience!
My first conference was in Ft. Collins
in 2008, and each year it gets
better and better! We had eight out
of 40 Explorers from our Post here
this year. I don’t think you can get a
real sense of what Exploring is all
about without coming to the regionals,
and particularly the national
conference, so as national youth
representative I would like to find
ways to make it possible for more
Explorers to get to these events.
See KELSEY page 6
Marine, Former Explorer
Makes Ultimate Sacrifice
America and Exploring
lost one of our own
earlier this month when
U.S. Marine Corps Corporal
Larry Donell Harris
Jr. was killed in the
line of duty in Helmand
Province, Afghanistan
on July 1. He was 24
years old and part of the
3rd Battalion, 1st Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Division
of the I Marine Expeditionary
Force based
in Camp Pendleton, California.
Cpl. Harris was also
a member of Exploring
Post 500 in Boulder, Colorado
from 2003 to 2005.
Exploring Advisor Vinnie,
who is a Sergeant with
See MARINE page 7

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2010 National Law Enforcement Exploring Conference Competition Results
Non-Emergency Vehicle Operations Course
1st Place - Edward Clymer, Post 9528, Washington County, MN
Sheriff’s Department
2nd Place - Daniel Horowitz, Post 058, Wilton, CT
3rd Place - Tyler Bonner, Post 106, Ellis County, TX Sheriff’s Office
Air Pistol Competition
1st Place - Garrick Budrow, Post 140, Morris County, NJ Sheriff’s
Office
2nd Place - Zorelie Baez, Post 818, San Juan, PR - CBP
3rd Place - Josh Polson, Post 900, Peoria Park, IL District Police
Department
Exploring USA Crime Prevention
1 st Place - Post 140, Morris County Sheriff’s Office, New Jersey
Drill Team Competition
1 st Place - Post 1696, Prince George’s County, MD Sheriff’s Office
2 nd Place - Post 818, U.S. Customs and Border Protection San Juan, PR
3 rd Place - Post 2436, New York Police Department SSD
Best Uniform
Post 1696, Prince George’s County, MD Sheriff’s Office
Police Physical Performance Testing
Rescue Drag 14 to 17 Age Group
1 st Place - Jorge Castro, Post 2094, Egg Harbor NJ Township Police
Explorer Post
2 nd Place - J Bullock, Post 107, Concord NC Police Department
3 rd Place - Jeff Owen, Post 130, Coppell TX Police Department
2 nd Place - Post 589, Hialeah Police Department, Florida
3 rd Place - Post 2046, New York City Police Department, New York
Exploring USA Community Service
1 st Place - Post 2044, New York City Police Department, New York
2 nd Place - Post 805, Montville Police Department, New Jersey
3 rd Place - Post 1986, Montgomery County Police Department,
Maryland
Police Physical Performance Testing
Rescue Drag 18 + Age Group
1 st Place - George McCullough, Post 9443, Baltimore MD Police
Department
2 nd Place - Jake Leath, Post 9270, Chesterfield MO Police Department
3 rd Place - Ryan Wick, Post 4601, Oakland NJ Customs and Border
Protection
Exploring USA Post Development
1 st Place - Post 9910, Hartford Police Department, Wisconsin
2 nd Place - Post 5021, Des Moines Police Department, Iowa
3 rd Place - Post 300, Fox Lake Police Department, Illinois
Bike Policing 14 to 17 Age Group
1 st Place - Lazaro Gonzalez, Post 120, Miami Beach FL Police
Department
2 nd Place - Adam Boyd, Post 2916, Butler County OH Sheriff’s Office
3 rd Place - Brandon Unciano, Post 1742, Fairfax County VA Police
Department

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4th Place - Joshua Bohlmann, Post 9346,Overland MO Police
Department
Bike Policing 18 + Age Group
1 st Place - Arthur Herring, Post 805, Montville Township NJ Police
Department
2 nd Place - Michael Hoffie, Post 637, Chico CA Police Department
3 rd Place - Michael Leiferman, Post 275, Yakima WA Police
Department
4th Place - Jason Clayton, Post 1791, U.S. Park Police Washington DC
Volleyball
1 st Place - Post 2934, Delhi Township Police Department Cincinnati,
OH
2 nd Place - Post 589, Hialeah Florida Police Department
Basketball
1 st Place - Post 9706, Post 9707, Post 2545,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Chicago, Illinois
2 nd Place - Post 2046, New York City Police Department, New York
9mm Slow Fire
1 st Place - Jamie Berggrun, Post 2817, Greenville County SC Sheriff’s
Office
2 nd Place - Anderson Rolon, Post 818, Customs and Border
Protection San Juan PR
3 rd Place - Victoria Pizarro, Post 2517, Seminole County FL Sheriff’s
Office
9mm Timed Fire
1 st Place - Alexander Coolen, Post 099, Customs and Border
Protection Miami FL
2 nd Place - Stephen Johnson, Post 3624, Bloomington MN Police
Department
3 rd Place - Kolin O’Keefe, Post 6007, Minier IL Police Department
9mm Rapid Fire
1 st Place - Brett Helms, Post 471, Broward County FL Sheriff’s Office
2 nd Place - Ruth Cruz, Post 818, Customs and Border Protection San
Juan PR
3 rd Place - Jacob Edwards, Post 9102, Woodford County IL Sheriff’s
Office
National Law Enforcement Explorers Champion
9mm Pistol Competition
1 st Place - Luis Guzman, Post 589, Hialeah FL Police Department
2 nd Place - Michael Aguilera, Post 589, Hialeah FL Police Department
3 rd Place - Edwin Galarza, Post 818, Customs and Border Protection
San Juan, PR
Chairman’s Twenty Award for Excellence in
Marksmanship
Matthew Sauter, Post 900, Pinellas County FL Sheriff’s Office
Craig Larsen, Post 3624, Bloomington MN Police Department
Stephen Johnson, Post 3624, Bloomington MN Police Department
Zorelie Baez, Post 818, Customs and Border Protection San Juan PR
Pedro Cruz, Post 818, Customs and Border Protection San Juan PR
Nicolas Iannucci, Post 29, Charlotte County FL Sheriff’s Office
Yinavel Marin, Post 818, Customs and Border Protection San Juan
PR

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Nathan Mowatt, Post 900, Pinellas County FL Sheriff’s Office
Eli Mathis, Post 6007, Minier IL Police Department
Chris Jones, Post 2061, Orange County FL Sheriff’s Office
Joe Brock, Post 3624, Bloomington MN Police Department
Robert Kries, Post 900, Pinellas County FL Sheriff’s Office
Xentri Garza, Post 058, Fort Worth TX Police Department
Melanie Maysonet, Post 818, Customs and Border Protection
San Juan PR
Keith Felsman, Post 900, Pinellas County FL Sheriff’s Office
Doug Robertson, Post 390, Riverside IL Police Department
Eddie Sammler, Post 1742, Fairfax County VA Police Department
Greg Burch, Post 2061, Orange County FL Sheriff’s Office
Wilbert Colon, Post 818, Customs and Border Protection San
Juan PR
Joseph Buth, Post 9910, Hartford WI Police Department
Burglary in Progress
1 st Place - Post 238, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
2 nd Place - Post 2049, New York City Police Department
3 rd Place - Post 9528, Washington County Sheriff’s Office
4 th Place - Post 2910, US Border Patrol
5 th Place - Post 910, Hemet Police Department
Crime Scene Search
1 st Place - Post 1490, Nassau County Police Department
2 nd Place - Post 9528, Washington County Sheriff’s Office
3 rd Place - Post 238, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
4 th Place - Post 2221, Columbus Police Department
5 th Place - Post 500, Boulder County Sheriff’s Office
Arrest and Search
1 st Place - Post 9523, Dakota County Sheriff’s Office
2 nd Place - Post 9454, Saint Paul Police Department
3 rd Place - Post 2005, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office
4 th Place - Post 6100, Faribault Police Department
5 th Place - Post 471, Broward County Sheriff’s Office
Bomb Threat
1 st Place - Post 2060, FBI – CT 23
2 nd Place - Post 3744, Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office
3 rd Place - Post 3939, Blaine Police Department
4 th Place - Post 2044, New York City Police Department
5 th Place - Post 3884, Minnetonka Police Department
Crime Prevention
1 st Place - Post 2044, New York City Police Department
2 nd Place - Post 1986, Montgomery County Police Department
3 rd Place - Post 411, Port St. Lucie Police Department
4 th Place - Post 637, Chico Police Department
5 th Place - Post 310, Tyler Police Department
Domestic Crisis
1 st Place - Post 818, US Customs and Border Protection
2 nd Place - Post 471, Broward County Sheriff’s Office
3 rd Place - Post 2602, Willoughby Police Department
4 th Place - Post 9904, Baltimore County Police Department
5 th Place - Post 911, New York City Police Department

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Emergency Field First Aid
1 st Place - Post 2002, New York City Police Department
2 nd Place - Post 9269, St. Louis Metro Police
3 rd Place - Post 58, Wilton Police Department
4 th Place - Post 883, Scarborough Police Department
5 th Place - Post 3744, Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office
Traffic Stop
1 st Place - Post 9217, Hazelwood Police Department
2 nd Place - Post 105, Marlboro Township Police Department
3 rd Place - Post 2002, El Paso Police Department
4 th Place - Post 9269, St. Louis Metro Police Department
5 th Place - Post 276, Coral Springs Police Department
Hostage Negotiation
1 st Place - Post 9904, Baltimore County Police Department
2 nd Place - Post 500, Boulder County Sheriff’s Office
3 rd Place - Post 9774, St. Louis County Police Department
4 th Place - Post 714, Frederick Police Department
5 th Place - Post 9903, Dodge County Sheriff’s Office
White Collar Crimes
1 st Place - Post 637, Chico Police Department
2 nd Place - Post 56, Ft. Worth Police Department
2 nd Place -Post 2852, Delaware State Police
4 th Place - Post 9907, Baltimore County Police Department
5 th Place - Post 910, Hemet Police Department
Shoot - Don’t Shoot
1 st Place - Post 471, Broward County Sheriff’s Office
2 nd Place - Post 207, Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office
3 rd Place - Post 609, Chesterfield Police Department
4 th Place - Post 559, University of Texas - Dallas Police Department
5 th Place - Post 5, Cobb County Police Department
Traffic Accident Investigation
1 st Place - Post 9575, Woodbury Police Department
2 nd Place - Post 9567, Hastings Police Department
3 rd Place - Post 99, US Customs and Border Protection
4 th Place - Post 2184, Middletown Police Department
5 th Place - Post 3624, Bloomington Police Department

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KELSEY
Continued from cover page
How can Posts raise money
and get organized to get more
Explorers to conferences?
Our Post works to direct traffic
for special events at Pebble Beach
Golf Course special events, such
as the ATT Pro Am and at the U.S.
Open, as well as direct traffic at the
mall during the holiday season. It
gives us a sense of one aspect of
police work - the long hours that
police put in, and of working with
the public—and we also raise lots
of money for our Post!
This may not work for every
Post, but there are many great and
creative ideas out there. We need
to do more to share those ideas
and work together to make all our
Posts stronger.
Tell Explorers more about
your ideas concerning networking
and communications.
Really, bringing Explorers and
Posts closer together as part of regional
and national networks is a
top priority of mine. I believe that
Exploring needs to have a bigger
presence on the Internet, especially
on social networking sites,
and I hope to help lead that effort.
There’s no reason why all our
Posts shouldn’t be “in the know.”
For example, not too far away from
our Post is another one sponsored
by the Kern County Sheriff’s Office.
They didn’t even know about
the national conference! I want
to make sure every Post has the
same set of information in order to
give all Explorers the same set of
opportunities.
Our generation is comfortable
with the tools that can do that. For
example, we need a more developed
and organized fan page on
Facebook, and I’ll be looking at
other ways that we can use social
networking to our advantage.
We can take our connectivity and
communications up another notch.
I want to bring my knowledge and
skills to the table at meetings and
throughout Exploring on a national
level.
What other ideas do you have
for Exploring?
To continue on the topic of technology,
I’d like to see how we can
use computers to our advantage,
from creating electronic, detailed
hour logs, to developing programs
that will keep our Posts more organized.
I know that at our Post,
having information available in an
organized way has made a world
of difference to us.
Also, as Ms. Patrick said at the
opening ceremonies, there are
hundreds of thousands of law enforcement
positions opening up in
the next five years, and Explorers
should be leading the way, filling
those jobs, and making law enforcement
their careers. And getting
the word out about Explorers
can only help in that regard.
We understand uniforms and
a professional appearance are
important to you.
They are very important. Having
a professional demeanor is necessary
to having others perceive
you the way you want them to. I’d
like to see each Post have Class
A, B, and C uniform for each Explorer.
I think that would promote a
crisp, clean look for Explorers and
Exploring, and it would do a lot to
maintain and improve our image
both nationally and in our communities.
You’ve come a long way in
just a few short years. Who has
inspired you the most?
I think it’s our Post Advisors,
Steve and Cindy London. As opposed
to leading our Post by telling
us what to do, they truly acted
as advisors: leading us by giving
us advice. They said that ‘it’s
your post: we are here to help you
make decisions, not make them
for you.’ I was somewhat shy, and
they took me under their wings.
They helped make me more outgoing.
They taught me how to fly,
to make decisions, to lead, and for
that I am so grateful.
You will be celebrating your
birthday in just a few weeks and
two years from now you’ll be
21. What do you want to do after
Exploring?
I’ll be a sophomore at California
State- Bakersfield next year, and
I’ll be “graduating” from the Exploring
program in two years. But
I’ll tell you, no matter what, I will
always be involved with Exploring,
so I know that is one activity I’ll be
doing for the rest of my life.
These next two years as national
youth representative will open
up many new doors… and I hope
to share those experiences with
all Explorers using the new media
tools I mentioned earlier! I have
tremendous admiration for the
sponsors of our chapter, the Bakersfield
Police Department, but I
also have been thinking about opportunities
at the FBI, DEA, ATF,
and elsewhere. I plan on attending
the leadership academies next
year and getting to know some of
the great people who make Law
Enforcement Exploring the great
program it is!
Thank you so much for your
time and best of luck!
National Youth Representative
Captain Kelsey Taylor can be
reached at kelseytaylor38@yahoo.
com, or friend her on Facebook!
Have a Safe
Trip Home!

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MARINE
Continued from cover page
the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office,
remembered that “everyone
always wanted to be around Larry.
He was a very positive person who
had lots of friends not just in our
Post but throughout Colorado Exploring.”
While Larry never competed
in a national convention, he
did go to the regionals in Greeley,
Colorado before graduating from
the Exploring program.
Like his father and stepfather,
Harris decided to join the Marines,
and he served a tour of duty in
Iraq before going to Afghanistan.
He didn’t forget his fellow Explorers
however, coming back to see
his friends at Post meetings when
he had a break from basic training,
and again before going to Iraq.
He continued to stay in touch with
them via e-mail and Facebook, letting
them know what was going on
in his life even under often difficult
circumstances.
Harris enjoyed Exploring activities
such as ride-alongs, and was
a defensive lineman on his school
football team.
“He had tremendous willpower
and determination. And he always
had a positive attitude and gave
one-hundred percent at all times,”
said Boulder Deputy Sheriff Sam
Hard who is an Explorer advisor
with Post 500 at this year’s national
conference.
Harris, who received a Purple
Heart for his bravery while serving
in Iraq, was sent on a second combat
tour, this time in Afghanistan
which began earlier this year. On
July 1, Harris saw that one of his
fellow Marines was under fire, lying
wounded, and needing help. Without
thinking of his own personal
safety, Harris went out to help him,
and while carrying his fellow Marine,
he stepped on an Improvised
Explosive Device.
Harris was killed but the Marine
who he rescued survived.
Just four months before his tragic
death, Harris married his sweetheart
of eight years, Stacia. He
is survived by her, his father and
stepfather, his mother and grandmother,
as well as a brother, Kyle.
His funeral was held July 13th,
and many of his friends from Exploring
attended.
Everyone in Exploring extends
our prayers and thoughts to his
family, friends and all who mourn
the passing of this American patriot
who was taken from us far too
young.
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