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One brave neighbor
Ten years ago, my husband John and I moved into a retirement condo and met our new neighbors. They were a nice, older couple — typical Baltimoreans with a passion for family, Maryland crabs and the Orioles. I still remember the day my husband...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Baltimore County, Armed Forces, Korean War (1950-1953), Perry Hall
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Westminster's Matthew Seidler among honorees at Memorial Day observance
It was less than six years ago that Matthew Seidler accepted his diploma as a member of Westminster High School's Class of 2006. He is recalled by classmates as a good friend, serious worker and talented artist and video production student. It was...
Tags: Holidays, Armed Forces, Awards and Prizes, Army National Guard, Health and Safety at School
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Richie Meade on meaning of Memorial Day
As the former head coach at Navy for 17 years and an assistant coach at Army for three seasons, Richie Meade has an enduring respect for this country’s armed forces. So it perhaps was not a stretch to see the new Furman coach get choked up during...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, United States Naval Academy, West Point
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Community Media Center airs 145th Memorial Day events
WESTMINSTER — The 145th observance of the Memorial Day parade and ceremony in Westminster will be available for viewing on Carroll County's cable channel 19 and online at the Community Media Center website, http://www.CarrollMediaCenter.org. A...Tags: American Legion, Satellite and Cable Service, Westminster (Carroll, Maryland)
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Memorial Day event set for Sykesville Legion Post
SYKESVILLE — The Sykesville American Legion Post 223 will host an event to commemorate Memorial Day on Monday, May 28. The post's traditional Memorial Day observance will take place at 11 a.m. at the post home, located at 7327 Slacks Road,...Tags: Holidays, Sykesville, American Legion
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Arbutus and Catonsville Scouts honor fallen veterans by adorning Baltimore National Cemetery with flags
Seven-year-old Preston Shepherd gently placed his foot at the base of a grave at Baltimore National Cemetery on Friday, stepped back and carefully planted an American flag in the ground. The Cub Scout from Catonsville-based Den 307 took no time to admire...Tags: Holidays, Ceremonies, Halethorpe, Catonsville, Culture
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John Wayne's birthday is celebration for western wear store
The father-son owners of Carol's Western Wear in Glen Burnie are so attached to the legend of John Wayne that they know his boot size and preference for plain brown with a squared-off toe.
They will mark the 105th birthday of America's well-known...Tags: Will Rogers, Dale Evans, Glen Burnie, Movies, U.S. Air Force
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Eagle Archive: For Memorial Day, we recall a fallen soldier who made sure we remembered others
On Monday, May 28, Carroll County will mark its 145th annual observance of Memorial Day with an expanded parade and ceremonies at the Westminster Cemetery. In 1967, our community noted the 100th anniversary of Westminster's Memorial Day observances....Tags: Carroll County (Maryland), Holidays, University of Maryland, College Park, Korean War (1950-1953), Westminster (Carroll, Maryland)
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Children learn to fly-fish, catch fun and life lessons
— Christopher Gearhart does not know where he would be without fly fishing. Growing up in this Frederick County town, Gearhart's father left the family when he was a small child. Donald Lewis, the town's mayor, took Gearhart and a few other kids to...
Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Fishing, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Frederick County (Maryland), Frederick County (Virginia)
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Revel Resort playing for keeps
Do you ever find yourself wishing for a stylish and luxurious beach resort within a reasonable drive from home? Meet the new Revel Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. Atlantic City? Seriously. Ditch the image of a traditional casino packed with cigar-puffing...
Tags: New Jersey Turnpike, Dining and Drinking, Bars and Clubs, Mussels, Tourism and Leisure
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Inner Harbor smell demonstrates bay woes to holiday visitors
A powerful stench was in the air Saturday at the Inner Harbor as 12-year-olds Alison Chase and Marissa Westerbeke hunched over the water's edge, studying tiny crabs floating to the surface.
The girls were in town from Connecticut for a relaxing annual...Tags: Holidays, Environmental Pollution, Natural Resources, Inner Harbor, Wildlife
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Sunday, May 27 Honoring America's finest Mission BBQ, 7748 Ritchie Highway in Glen Burnie, will host forty veterans of World War II to honor their service and in observance of Memorial Day. For more information, call 410-773-9888. Thursday, May 31...Tags: GEICO, Baltimore Ravens, Lifetime (tv network), Art Donovan, Colleges and Universities
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