SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13G/A
                                 (Rule 13d-102)

             INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
           TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
                            PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)

                               (Amendment No. 8)/1/



                        Tri-County Financial Corporation
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   89546L 10 7
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                       N/A
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)


     Check the  appropriate  box to  designate  the rule  pursuant to which this
     Schedule is filed:

          /X/     Rule 13d-1(b)

          /X/     Rule 13d-1(c)

          / /     Rule 13d-1(d)


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/1/ The  remainder  of this  cover  page  shall be  filled  out for a  reporting
person's  initial  filing on this  form with  respect  to the  subject  class of
securities,  and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).

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CUSIP NO. 89546L 10 7      /         13G            /         Page 2 of 7 Pages
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/ 1     /    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS:
/       /    COMMUNITY BANK OF TRI-COUNTY EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN TRUST
/       /
/       /    I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
/       /    52-2054674
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/ 2     /    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP *
/       /
/       /                                            (a)      /  /
/       /
/       /                                            (b)     /X /
/       /
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/       /
/ 3     /    SEC USE ONLY
/       /
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/       /
/ 4     /    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
/       /    STATE OF MARYLAND
/       /
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/                       /    /
/                       / 5  /   SOLE VOTING POWER               0
/      NUMBER OF        --------------------------------------------------------
/        SHARES         / 6  /   SHARED VOTING POWER        55,929
/     BENEFICIALLY      /    /
/       OWNED BY        --------------------------------------------------------
/         EACH          / 7  /   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER          0
/      REPORTING        /    /
/       PERSON          --------------------------------------------------------
/        WITH           / 8  /   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   55,929
/                       /    /
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/ 9     /    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
/       /    55,929
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/ 10    /    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
/       /     SHARES
/       /    / /
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/ 11    /    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
/       /    7.38% (1)
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/ 12    /    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
/       /           EP
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(1)  Based on 758,342 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2003.




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CUSIP NO. 89546L 10 7      /         13G            /         Page 3 of 7 Pages
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/ 1     /    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS:
/       /    LOUIS P. JENKINS, JR.
/       /
/       /    I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
/       /
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/ 2     /    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP *
/       /
/       /                                            (a)      /  /
/       /
/       /                                            (b)     /X /
/       /
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/       /
/ 3     /    SEC USE ONLY
/       /
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/       /
/ 4     /    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
/       /    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
/       /
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/                       /    /
/                       / 5  /   SOLE VOTING POWER           1,100 (1)
/      NUMBER OF        --------------------------------------------------------
/        SHARES         / 6  /   SHARED VOTING POWER        55,929 (2)
/    BENEFICIALLY       /    /
/      OWNED BY         --------------------------------------------------------
/        EACH           / 7  /   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER      1,100 (1)
/     REPORTING         /    /
/      PERSON           --------------------------------------------------------
/       WITH            / 8  /   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   55,929 (2)
/                       /    /
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/ 9     /    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
/       /    57,029
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/ 10    /    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
/       /     SHARES
/       /    / /
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/ 11    /    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
/       /    7.51% (3)
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/ 12    /    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
/       /           IN
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(1)  Includes  600 shares  that may be  acquired  upon the  exercise  of options
     within 60 days.
(2)  Consists of shares held by the Tri-County  Financial  Corporation  Employee
     Stock  Ownership Plan Trust ("ESOP Trust"),  of which the reporting  person
     serves as a trustee.
(3)  Assumes  options to  purchase  600  shares  have been  exercised.  Based on
     758,342 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2003.



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CUSIP NO. 89546L 10 7      /         13G            /         Page 4 of 7 Pages
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/ 1     /    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS:
/       /    HERBERT N. REDMOND, JR.
/       /
/       /    I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
/       /
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/ 2     /    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP *
/       /
/       /                                            (a)      /  /
/       /
/       /                                            (b)     /X /
/       /
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/       /
/ 3     /    SEC USE ONLY
/       /
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/       /
/ 4     /    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
/       /    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
/       /
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/                       /    /
/                       / 5  /   SOLE VOTING POWER           5,140 (1)
/      NUMBER OF        --------------------------------------------------------
/        SHARES         / 6  /   SHARED VOTING POWER        55,929 (2)
/    BENEFICIALLY       /    /
/      OWNED BY         --------------------------------------------------------
/        EACH           / 7  /   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER      5,140 (1)
/     REPORTING         /    /
/      PERSON           --------------------------------------------------------
/       WITH            / 8  /   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   55,929 (2)
/                       /    /
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/ 9     /    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
/       /    61,069
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/ 10    /    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
/       /     SHARES
/       /    / /
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/ 11    /    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
/       /    8.00% (3)
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/ 12    /    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
/       /           IN
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(1)  Includes  4,600  shares that may be acquired  upon the  exercise of options
     within 60 days.
(2)  Consists of shares held by the ESOP Trust,  of which the  reporting  person
     serves as a trustee.
(3)  Assumes  options to purchase  4,600  shares have been  exercised.  Based on
     758,342 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2003.





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                       Securities and Exchange Commission
                              Washington, DC 20549


ITEM 1(a).        NAME OF ISSUER.
         Tri-County Financial Corporation

ITEM 1(b).        ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES.
         3035 Leonardtown Rd.
         Waldorf, Maryland  20601

ITEM 2(a).        NAME OF PERSON(S) FILING.
     Community Bank of Tri-County  Employee Stock Ownership Plan Trust ("ESOP"),
and the following  individuals who serve as its trustees:  Louis P. Jenkins, Jr.
and Herbert N. Redmond, Jr.

ITEM 2(b).        ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE.
         Same as Item 1(b).

ITEM 2(c).        CITIZENSHIP.
     See Row 4 of the second part of the cover page provided for each  reporting
person.

ITEM 2(d).        TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES.
         Common Stock, par value $.01 per share.

ITEM 2(e).        CUSIP NUMBER.
         89546L 10 7

ITEM 3.           IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(b), OR
                  13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:

         (f)  /X/ An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
                  Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)

     Items (a), (b),  (c), (d), (e), (g), (h), (i), and (j) are not  applicable.
This Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of the ESOP  identified in Item 2(a),
filing  under the Item 3(f)  classification,  and by each  trustee  of the trust
established  pursuant  to  the  ESOP,  filing  pursuant  to  Rule  13d-1(c)  and
applicable SEC no-action letters.




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ITEM 4.           OWNERSHIP.

          (a)  AMOUNT  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED:  See Row 9 of the second part of the
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               cover page provided for each reporting person.

          (b)  PERCENT OF CLASS: See Row 11 of the second part of the cover page
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               provided for each reporting person.

          (c)  NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH SUCH PERSON  HAS:  See Rows 5, 6, 7,
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               and 8 of the  second  part of the cover  page  provided  for each
               reporting person.

ITEM 5.         OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.
     If this  statement  is being  filed to report  the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting  person has ceased to be the beneficial  owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following: / /

ITEM 6.         OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.
     The  ESOP  Committee  has the  power  to  determine  whether  dividends  on
allocated shares that are paid to the ESOP trust are distributed to participants
or are used to repay the ESOP loan.

ITEM 7.         IDENTIFICATION  AND  CLASSIFICATION  OF THE  SUBSIDIARY  WHICH
                ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT
                HOLDING COMPANY OR CONTROL PERSON.
         Not applicable.

ITEM 8.         IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.
         Not applicable.

ITEM 9.         NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.
         Not applicable.

ITEM 10.        CERTIFICATIONS.
     By  signing  below,  each  signatory  in the  capacity  of an ESOP  trustee
certifies that, to the best of his knowledge and belief, the securities referred
to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary  course of business and were
not  acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing
or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired
and are not  held in  connection  with or as a  participant  in any  transaction
having that purpose or effect.

     By signing below, each signatory in his individual capacity certifies that,
to the best of his knowledge and belief,  the securities  referred to above were
not  acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing
or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired
and are not  held in  connection  with or as a  participant  in any  transaction
having that purpose or effect.




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                                    SIGNATURE

     After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my  knowledge  and belief,  I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.

COMMUNITY BANK OF TRI-COUNTY
EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN TRUST

By Its Trustees:


/s/Louis P. Jenkins, Jr.
-----------------------------------------------------          February 17, 2004
Louis P. Jenkins, Jr., as Trustee                              -----------------
                                                               Date


/s/Herbert N. Redmond, Jr.
-----------------------------------------------------          February 17, 2004
Herbert N. Redmond, Jr., as Trustee                            -----------------
                                                               Date


/s/Louis P. Jenkins, Jr.
-----------------------------------------------------          February 17, 2004
Louis P. Jenkins, Jr., as an Individual Stockholder            -----------------
                                                               Date


/s/Herbert N. Redmond, Jr.
-----------------------------------------------------          February 17, 2004
Herbert N. Redmond, Jr., as an Individual Stockholder          -----------------
                                                               Date