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the excitement of being inside the news machine as it does its work. But at the same 

time, she knows that WYMT won’t miss a 

beat with the management team in place, 

and she’s certainly happy about that. 

‘‘We have a great cohesive crew here and a 

great management team in Neil Middleton, 

Jim Boggs, Louise Sizemore, and Philip 

Hayes,’’ she noted. ‘‘I am leaving the station 

in very capable hands, thus I have am leaving with a wonderful sense of pride and 

peace.’’ 

Cornett said she doesn’t have any specific 

plans after her retirement is final, and after 

attending school or working for the majority 

of her life, she is ready for what she called 

‘‘unstructured days.’’ 

‘‘I have no immediate plans except to 

enjoy my family, get up every day and do 

what pleases me,’’ she said, and from all accounts that is something she has certainly 

earned. 

‘‘She’s a very compassionate person, and 

she realizes the needs, day to day, of the people that work here,’’ noted Phil Hayes, chief 

engineer at WYMT. ‘‘She didn’t micromanage anyone, but she was able to comprehend and anticipate what it took to make 

this station operate as efficiently as it has, 

and she’s just a great person to work with.’’ 

‘‘You couldn’t have a better boss than Ernestine Cornett,’’ added Neil Middleton, 

WYMT’s news director. ‘‘I think the way we 

look at Ernestine is, she was our boss, but 

more importantly she is our friend, and she 

is family.’’ 

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REMEMBERING MARTIN DOCK 

SCOTT, JR. 

Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I 

rise today to pay tribute to an honored 

Kentuckian and a man of great accomplishment who proudly served our 

country. Mr. Martin Dock Scott, Jr. of 

Bowling Green, KY, passed away 

Wednesday, September 5, 2012, due to 

cancer. He was 65 years old. 

I have great appreciation for Mr. 

Scott, as he lived such a remarkable 

life. After graduation from Menifee 

County High School, Mr. Scott served 

in the United States Army from 1966 to 

1970. He served with B Company, 1st 

Battalion, 52nd Infantry, 198th Light 

Infantry Brigade. Thus far is evidence 

enough that Mr. Scott lived a worthy 

life, yet he continued onward, and so 

the list of his service and accomplishment also continues. 

While in the military, Mr. Scott 

served in Chu Lai, Vietnam, and operated out of LZ Stinson and other landing zones. Needless to say, Mr. Scott 

put his life on the line for this country. 

In July 1970, Mr. Scott was honorably 

discharged. 

Among his many military decorations, he earned two Bronze Stars. The 

first, with ‘‘V’’ Device, was awarded to 

Mr. Scott in February 1970 for expressing heroism under combined ground 

and mortar attack while his platoon 

was providing security for Dai Loc 

hamlet. The second medal was received 

in April 1970 for ‘‘meritorious achievement in connection with military operations against a hostile force.’’ 

Mr. Scott graduated from Eastern 

Kentucky University, married ViAnn 

Ford in November 1969, and started a 

family. I want to convey my deepest 

condolences to the many family members and friends who knew and were 

loved by Martin Dock Scott, Jr. 

I would ask my U.S. Senate colleagues to join me in commemorating 

his commitment to service and in extending sympathies to the Scott family. The Commonwealth of Kentucky 

will be proud to remember the life and 

deeds of Mr. Martin Dock Scott, Jr. 

Mr. President, an obituary for Mr. 

Scott as provided by the family recently appeared in local newspapers. I 

ask unanimous consent that said obituary be printed in the RECORD. 

There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the 

RECORD as follows: 

BOWLING GREEN, KY.—Martin Dock Scott, 

Jr., 65, answered his Lord’s call on Wednesday, September 5, 2012, surrounded by family 

at his residence following a brave battle with 

cancer. 

Martin was born January 10, 1947, in Dayton, Ohio. He graduated from Menifee County (KY) High School in 1965 after which he 

served his country in the U.S. Army in Korea 

and in Viet Nam 1966 to 1970, receiving two 

Bronze Stars during action in Viet Nam. He 

served on the Bowling Green Police Department as patrolman and later as detective 

from November 11, 1970 until his retirement 

on April 30, 1989, when he then became a 

Commonwealth’s Detective for the Warren 

County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office. 

Martin served 23 years under Commonwealth’s Attorneys Morris Lowe, Steve Wilson, Michael Pearson, and Chris Cohron. 

Martin was an active member of the Kentucky Fraternal Order of Police for 39 years, 

serving as President of Bowling Green Lodge 

#13 for 12 years and as President of the Kentucky State Lodge for 18 years. He was a 14- 

year member of American Legion Post #23, a 

life member of KY VFW 5712 and a Master 

Mason of Lodge #73 of the Grand Lodge of 

KY, F. & A.M., and a graduate of Eastern 

Kentucky University. 

He lived a life of service, and most important to Martin was his service to his Lord 

and Savior Jesus Christ through membership, personal testimony and ministry at 

Plum Springs Baptist Church. 

Martin is preceded in death by his parents, 

Martin D. and Alpha Vititoe Scott, and by 

his infant son, William John Scott. He will 

be greatly missed by his wife of 43 years, 

ViAnn, and their family: son Martin ‘‘Dock’’ 

Scott, III and daughter-in-law Stephanie of 

Bowling Green; daughter Alpha ‘‘Amber’’ 

Scott Ford and son-in-law Eric of Smiths 

Grove; and daughter Autumn Annette Scott 

of Bowling Green; grandchildren Erica, 

Brooke, Melanie, Cody, Chase, Cole, Zach, 

Taylor, Lauren, and Reed; great-grandchildren Kaden, Callie, Ean, and Isaac; 

brothers George Scott of Bowling Green and 

sister-in-law MaryAnn and Tim Scott of Middletown, Ohio, and sister-in-law Susie; sister 

Kathy Harris and brother-in-law Arthur; sister Karen Tehrani all of Bowling Green and 

sister Sue Brashear and brother-in-law Stan 

of Trenton, Ohio; sister-in-law Janet 

Bradfield of Leonardville, Kansas, and Nicki 

Ford of Overland Park, Kansas; as well as beloved aunts and uncles as close to him as 

brothers and sister, many nieces and nephews, cousins and dear friends. 

Visitation is Sunday, September 9, from 

2:00 to 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at J.C. 

Kirby & Son Lovers Lane Chapel and on 

Monday, September 10, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 

p.m. at Living Hope Baptist Church. Funeral 

is 1:00 p.m. at the church with burial at Fairview Cemetery #2. 

TRIBUTE TO MONTFORD POINT 

MARINES 

Mr. DURBIN. On June 27, 2012, Congress presented the Congressional Gold 

Medal to the first African Americans 

to serve in the United States Marine 

Corps, the Montford Point Marines. 

More recently, the personal story of 

three of those marines from southern 

Illinois was brought to my attention. 

Most people have heard of the 

Tuskeegee Airmen and the Buffalo Soldiers, but until recently, the Montford 

Point Marines were largely unknown 

to the general public. During the 1940s, 

segregation and discrimination were 

pervasive in this country. Unfortunately, the Marine Corps was no exception. 

To counteract the injustice, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued an 

Executive order that prohibited racial 

discrimination in the national defense 

industry, including Federal agencies. 

This order forever changed the Marine 

Corps from an all-white fighting force 

to one comprised of those willing to 

serve. 

Camp Montford Point, NC, is the site 

where the first African Americans who 

joined the Marine Corps were trained. 

Nearly 20,000 African Americans 

trained there, many of whom served 

honorably in World War II. The marines established Camp Montford Point 

adjacent to Camp Lejeune and those 

who trained there were known as the 

Montford Point Marines. 

One man who answered the call to 

serve was Carbondale, IL, resident Archibald Mosley. In 1942, Mosley said 

that he was a ‘‘girl-crazy’’ typical teenager ready to graduate from high 

school in Jackson County, IL. An exceptional student, Mosley was asked by 

the principal, along with a handful of 

other students, to serve in the marines. 

Mosley enlisted with two of his 

friends, Saul Griffin, Jr. and James 

France. Mosley, because his records indicated that he had some college, was 

chosen to lead the others. They were 

sent to train at Camp Montford Point. 

The conditions for the recruits at 

Montford Point were miserable. The 

white men who trained at Camp 

Lejeune lived in barracks. The AfricanAmerican men were housed in huts 

made of beaverboard—similar to thick 

cardboard. The huts had little, if any, 

heat in the winter and no relief from 

the sweltering temperatures in the 

summer. Nor did they have access to 

the same equipment. The African 

Americans didn’t know how bad it 

was—they weren’t allowed into the 

same areas at their White colleagues. 

Amazingly, despite their willingness 

to die for their country, the Montford 

Point Marines still faced incredible injustices after the deplorable conditions 

during training. One situation that has 

continually bothered Mosley was when 

German prisoners of war were allowed 

to eat before the African-American Marines. He couldn’t understand why the 

enemy would be able to eat before one 

of their marine brothers—it appeared 

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After World War II, marines were 

sent home to be congratulated by the 

President. The Montford Point Marines 

weren’t even recognized for their service. 

Decades after the doors opened at 

Camp Montford Point, in November of 

last year, Congress finally voted to 

award these honorable men with the 

highest civilian award in the United 

States because of their honorable and 

noble service to America. They were 

called to serve and they responded— 

nearly 20,000 strong. 

Despite the poor treatment, despite 

the poor jobs, despite the substandard 

conditions, the Montford Point Marines served their country. Before all 

else, they were Americans. Archibald 

Mosley and his friends lived and 

breathed the Marine Corps motto, Semper Fidelis, ‘‘Always Faithful.’’ 

I am thankful that they did. I am 

also thankful that our Nation took the 

steps we did to ensure those brave 

Americans received the recognition 

they were denied for so many years. 

Saul Griffin, Jr. and James France 

didn’t live to see it, sadly, but Reverend Mosley and many of his fellow 

marines were able to make the trip to 

Washington this summer to receive the 

long delayed thanks from a grateful 

Nation. 

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ANNIVERSARY OF ENACTMENT OF 

THE LEAHY-SMITH AMERICA INVENTS ACT 

Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, Sunday 

marked the 1-year anniversary of the 

enactment of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. One year ago, I was 

pleased to stand on a stage at the 

Thomas Jefferson High School for 

Science and Technology in Virginia 

with House Judiciary Committee chairman LAMAR SMITH, Director of the U.S. 

Patent and Trademark Office David 

Kappos, Acting Commerce Secretary 

Rebecca Blank, and others. Together, 

we watched President Obama sign into 

law the most important changes to our 

Nation’s patent laws in 60 years. 

Many of the provisions of the legislation took effect on the 1-year anniversary, while other important changes, 

such as the shift to first-inventor-tofile, will take effect in 6 months. I 

commend the Patent and Trademark 

Office, PTO, for the work they have 

done, in a transparent manner, to prepare for the new procedures that take 

effect this week. 

At its best, our patent system encourages exploration and invention, 

creating wealth, and providing jobs. 

Abraham Lincoln famously said that 

‘‘the patent system added the fuel of 

interest to the fire of genius.’’ But 

when patents are granted on 

unpatentable subject matter or on obvious creations already in use, they 

can be misused to stifle competition. 

The new patent law will aid the PTO 

in separating the wheat from the chaff, 

weeding out low-quality patents that 

infect our system, and bolstering those 

patents that truly advance ‘‘the 

progress of science and useful arts.’’ 

While the changes made by the patent bill were sweeping, I am under no 

illusion that they solved all the problems that confront our patent system. 

The assertion of patents is too often 

still used by patent trolls to extract 

payment even where there is not infringement of a valid patent because 

the cost of litigation makes settlement 

more expedient, and the ‘‘tech patent 

wars’’ among the large mobile phone 

companies show the perils to competition that can come when companies do 

not reach business-to-business resolutions of their patent disputes. But the 

improvements made by the LeahySmith America Invents Act will go a 

long way to making the system work 

better for inventors and implementers. 

Enactment of the patent bill was 

more than a victory for American inventors, large and small; it was a demonstration that Congress can still work 

in a bipartisan, bicameral matter. I 

stood proudly on the stage 1 year ago 

with a Republican chairman of the 

House Judiciary Committee, watching 

the President sign a law on which 

Chairman SMITH and I had worked 

closely together for 6 years. 

The legislative success of the patent 

bill shows what we can achieve when 

we put aside rhetoric and, instead, negotiate and collaborate in good faith. 

We held countless bipartisan, bicameral meetings, briefings, and discussions with all interested parties. We 

worked closely with Director Kappos, 

then-Secretary of Commerce Locke, 

and Members of Democratic and Republican leadership in both the Senate 

and the House of Representatives. 

In short, the process that took the 

patent bill from the Congress to the 

President for his signature was one of 

which we can all be proud. In an increasingly partisan Congress, I was 

pleased to have the opportunity to lead 

a legislative process that was, from 

start to finish, both bipartisan and bicameral. 

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GENERAL CRAIG MCKINLEY 

Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, next 

month, a distinguished member of our 

Armed Forces will retire. I want to recognize and congratulate GEN Craig 

McKinley, who has spent the last 38 

years in service to our country, and 

who has led the National Guard 

through a unique period of challenge, 

change, and triumph. 

General McKinley’s service began 

during another period of dramatic 

change. He received his commission as 

a distinguished graduate of the ROTC 

program at Southern Methodist University and entered undergraduate 

pilot training at Moody Air Force Base 

in Georgia in 1974. With the conclusion 

of military engagement in Vietnam, 

the nation’s military leaders faced a 

number of questions, including the future role of the National Guard. These 

same questions would later guide General McKinley’s efforts to lead the National Guard toward its current role as 

an operational force. 

General McKinley has had a distinguished career, including assignments 

as an instructor pilot, the commander 

of the 125th Fighter Wing, the commander of the 1st Air Force, and the 

commander of the Continental United 

States Region of the North American 

Aerospace Defense Command. He 

served in the U.S. European Command 

and as Director of the Air National 

Guard. These assignments culminated 

in General McKinley earning his fourth 

star as Chief of the National Guard Bureau. He did all of this while logging 

over 4,000 flying hours in a wide range 

of aircraft and earning the rating of 

command pilot. 

While I could reflect on many notable 

moments in General McKinley’s career, 

I will never forget one in particular. It 

was November 10, 2011, when Senator 

LEVIN and Senator MCCAIN convened an 

historic hearing of all six sitting Joint 

Chiefs of Staff, the Department of Defense General Counsel, and General 

McKinley, to examine a proposal I had 

introduced to add the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to the Joint 

Chiefs of Staff. Despite the arguments 

against this change by all six sitting 

Joint Chiefs, General McKinley’s measured and reasonable responses won the 

day. Ultimately, 71 senators came to 

agree with General McKinley and 

joined as cosponsors of what is known 

commonly as the second National 

Guard Empowerment Act. This bill became law in December 2011, and General McKinley was a decisive factor in 

this victory for the National Guard. 

Without his resolve to see the almost 

half a million men and women of the 

Guard represented at the top military 

panel in the national command structure, we would not have triumphed. 

General McKinley has offered steady 

leadership to the Guard during a truly 

historic period. I am grateful to have 

had him as a partner. Without him, I 

doubt our nation would have the worldclass operational reserve that we have 

today. 

Congratulations, General McKinley. 

Best wishes to you, Cheryl, Patrick, 

and Christina as you retire to civilian 

life. 

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REQUEST FOR CONSULTATION 

Mr. COBURN. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that my letter to 

Senator MCCONNELL dated September 

19, 2012, be printed in the RECORD. 

There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the 

RECORD, as follows: 

U.S. SENATE, 

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, 

Washington, DC, Sept. 19, 2012. 

Hon. MITCH MCCONNELL, 

Senate Minority Leader, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR SENATOR MCCONNELL: I am requesting I be consulted before the Senate enters 

into any unanimous consent agreements or 

time limitations regarding the Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2012, S. 2076. 


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