City Council

The City of Columbia City In Columbia County on the Columbia River PARKS COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES DECEMBER 2, 2014 - 5:00 P.M. CITY HALL, 1840 SECOND STREET, COLUMBIA CITY, OR 97018 Present: Nell Harrison, Committee Member Jack Hruska, Committee Member Debra Hebard, Committee Member Leahnette Rivers, City Administrator/Recorder Veterans Memorial Park: Members reviewed proposed wording for the monuments as submitted by various members of the VFW and Patrick Trapp, retired Coast Guard Captain of the Port. After making some minor changes, members agreed that the following wording for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Merchant Marine and Air Force shall be final and forwarded to Jason Jones for use: UNITED STATES ARMY THE ARMY WAS FORMED ON JUNE 14, 1775. IT WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED THE CONTINENTAL ARMY. WE REPRESENT THE LARGEST MILITARY BRANCH OF THE ARMED FORCES. OUR MISSION IS TO FIGHT AND WIN OUR NATION’S WARS BY PROVIDING PROMPT, SUSTAINED LAND DOMINANCE ACROSS THE FULL RANGE OF MILITARY OPERATIONS. WE ARE PROUD U.S. ARMY SOLDIERS THAT SERVE IN ALL FACETS OF THE INFANTRY, ARMORED, ARTILLERY, AIR SUPPORT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS, MEDICAL CORP, WATER PATROL, AIRBORNE PARATROOPER UNITS AND SPECIAL OPS FORCES; MAKING US THE MOST DIVERSE U.S. FIGHTING FORCE. FIRST TO FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT FIGHTING TILL THE BATTLE’S WON PROUD OF ALL WE HAVE DONE HANC DEFENDEMUS THIS WE'LL DEFEND 1  UNITED STATES NAVY THE NAVY WAS ESTABLISHED ON OCTOBER 13, 1775. IT WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED THE CONTINENTAL NAVY. OUR MISSION IS TO MAINTAIN, TRAIN, AND EQUIP COMBAT READY NAVAL FORCES ON LAND, SEA AND AIR, TO BE CAPABLE OF WINNING WARS, DETERRING AGGRESSION AND MAINTAINING FREEDOM ACROSS THE SEAS AND LAND. OUR FLEET CONSISTS OF AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIPS, AMPHIBIOUS PORT DOCK AND DOCK LANDING SHIPS, CRUISERS, DESTROYERS, FRIGATES, LITTORAL COMBAT SHIPS, SMALL ASSAULT BOATS, SUPPLY SHIPS, SUBMARINES, FIGHTER JETS, AND SUPPORT AND LOGISTIC AIRCRAFT. SUPPORTING UNITS OF THE NAVY INCLUDE THE NAVY SEABEES AND SPECIAL OPS FORCES. HONOR, COURAGE, COMMITMENT NON SIBI SED PATRIAE NOT FOR SELF BUT COUNTRY UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS THE MARINE CORPS, FOUNDED NOVEMBER 10, 1775, IS AMERICA'S EXPEDITIONARY FORCE IN READINESS. WE MARINES ARE FORWARD DEPLOYED TO RESPOND SWIFTLY AND AGGRESSIVELY IN TIMES OF CRISIS. WE ARE SOLDIERS OF THE SEA, PROVIDING FORCES AND DETACHMENTS TO NAVEL SHIPS AND SHORE OPERATIONS. WE ARE GLOBAL LEADERS, DEVELOPING EXPEDITIONARY DOCTRINE AND INNOVATIONS THAT SET THE EXAMPLE, AND LEADING OTHER COUNTRIES FORCES AND AGENCIES IN MULTINATIONAL MILITARY OPERATIONS. THESE UNIQUE CAPABILITIES MAKE US "FIRST TO FIGHT" AND OUR NATION’S FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE. FROM THE HALLS OF MONTEZUMA TO THE SHORES OF TRIPOLI WE WILL FIGHT OUR COUNTRY’S BATTLES IN THE AIR, ON LAND, AND SEA SEMPER FIDELIS HONOR, COURAGE, COMMITMENT 2  UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE THE MERCHANT MARINE’S FIRST WARTIME ROLE WAS ON JUNE 12, 1775, PREDATING THE NAVY AND COAST GUARD. WE PROUDLY SERVE BY TRANSPORTING U.S. GOODS AND SERVICES IN AND OUT OF NAVIGABLE WATERS UTILIZING A FLEET OF CIVILIAN OWNED MERCHANT VESSELS DURING WAR AND PEACE TIME. OUR LOSSES IN WORLD WAR II WERE AS HIGH AS 1 IN 26 MERCHANT MARINE SAILING SHIPS IN SUPPORT OF ALLIED FORCES - THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE LOSS OF ANY OTHER BRANCH OF THE SERVICE. WE CAN CROSS ANY OCEAN, SAIL ANY RIVER. GIVE US THE GOODS AND WE'LL DELIVER, DAMN THE SUBMARINE! WE'RE THE MEN OF THE MERCHANT MARINE! ACTA NON VERBA DEEDS NOT WORDS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE THE AIR FORCE BECAME A SEPARATE BRANCH OF THE MILITARY ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1947. IT WAS ORIGINALLY FORMED IN 1907 AS THE AERONAUTICAL DIVISION, U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORPS. WE PROUDLY SERVE TO PROVIDE THE U.S. WITH NUCLEAR DETERRENCE, SPECIAL OPS, PERSONNEL RECOVERY, GLOBAL PRECISION ATTACK, RAPID GLOBAL MOBILITY, AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT, AND AIR, SPACE AND CYBERSPACE SUPERIORITY. WE ARE FORMED INTO FLYING SQUADRONS FOR GROUND ATTACK, STRATEGIC BOMBERS, FIGHTERS, ELECTRONICS WARFARE, CARGO TRANSPORT, AIR REFUELING, SEARCH AND RESCUE, OBSERVATION AND RECONNAISSANCE. WE LIVE IN FAME OR GO DOWN IN FLAME. HEY! NOTHING CAN STOP THE U.S. AIR FORCE! AIM HIGH... FLY-FIGHT-WIN We are still waiting for some additional information from Pat with regard to the final wording for the Coast Guard. Leahnette will forward Pat’s final recommendation to members by e- mail as soon as it becomes available. Meeting adjourned at 5:45 p.m. 3