#10 is a great concept. Like the shield idea. Would love to see it be crisper, less cartoon-like. Sentry Pacific font not favorite. More traditional serif font, perhaps..
thanks for the feedback, please check out entry #24. The cream might be too yellow, I'm not sure. Let me know if it's getting more in the right direction.
I removed them because of low ranking, changes are small to win if you're ranked 13 out of 60 logo's. I'd be too much tempted to work on the logo if I stay in, and I'm afraid that will be lost time. That's why I withdraw when I drop outside the top ten.