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Sunday, Feb. 12 Concert The Galilee Fine Arts Series presents pianist Todd Simon at 7 p.m. at Galilee Lutheran Church, 4652 Mountain Road in Pasadena. Concert includes romantic tunes, as well as melodies from Broadway shows. There is no admission charge,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Washington College (Maryland), Sociology, Annapolis, Glen Burnie
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Aberdeen High graduate Baker receives second star
In a ceremony at the Pentagon, hosted by Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Jan. 6, Brig. Gen. Ralph O. Baker, an Aberdeen High School graduate, was promoted to major general in the U.S. Army.
The ceremony was attended by...Tags: Central Michigan University, Graduation, U.S. Army, Wars and Interventions, Central Intelligence Agency
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Monkton woman makes writing to the military her mission
"To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere without moving anything but your heart."
The quote is by Phyllis Theroux, American essayist, columnist, teacher and author.
If Theroux's words are true, Pam Beall has visited Afghanistan, Iraq, Egypt,...Tags: Iraq, U.S. Army, Afghanistan, Defense, Qatar
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Drop the 'two-war' plan
As defense strategists at the Pentagon carry out their review of how to make roughly $400 billion in cuts over 10 years, and Congress considers the possibility of reductions twice as large as required by the supercommittee's failure to reach agreement,...Tags: Iraq, Saddam Hussein, Syria, Leon Panetta, U.S. Army
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Libyan oil: To the victor go the spoils, but not when you 'lead from behind'
Because it's the U.S. Army's Energy Awareness Month, it may be a good time to remind President Obama of oil's importance to economic security and the role that wartime leadership and image play in getting your hands on it post-victory. He can't just...Tags: Barack Obama, Russia, U.S. Army, France, NATO
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Two centuries later, group seeks to bring home sailors killed off the shores of Tripoli
For the American sailors off Tripoli — five of them from Maryland — it was a suicide mission: Sail the small ship heavy with explosives in among the enemy fleet, set the blast to go off in 15 minutes, jump into lifeboats and get as far away as...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Moscow Airport Bombing (2011), Israel, NATO, Wars and Interventions
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Democrats offer the wrong solutions to the budget deficit
Whether the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction — the so-called supercommittee — reaches a deal to reduce the federal deficit by at least $1.2 trillion or stalemates on Nov. 23, Democrats appear intent on handicapping the national...Tags: Iraq, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Parties and Movements, Harry Reid
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French sailors still remembered, 73 years after their deaths
At the far back of St. Mary of the Assumption Cemetery in Homeland sits a cluster of little-known headstones for four French sailors who died in the Baltimore Harbor during World War I.
On Saturday, Nov. 5, the Baltimore District of the American Legion...Tags: Govans, Influenza Pandemic (1918), U.S. Army, France, Death and Dying Customs
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Old Town Laurel: Local chapter of Rosie the Riveter Association collecting oral history
It is a rare opportunity to learn history from the folks who made it. That chance presented itself this past Saturday, Oct. 29, when an invitation was extended to attend a meeting of the American Rosie the Riveter Association, Laurel Chapter 18. The...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Defense
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Navy should get reinforcements for Senior Day
When Aaron Santiago fell awkwardly and broke his left arm in two places in a 40-14 win at Western Kentucky on Sept. 10, some thought the senior slotback might have played his last game for Navy. When Kriss Proctor felt his left elbow pop out of place...Tags: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ken Niumatalolo, Annapolis, Football, Defense
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Alvin R. Eaton, missile systems pioneer, dead at 91
Alvin Ralph Eaton, a pioneer in modern guided missile systems and the longest-serving employee at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, died of cancer Oct. 20. He was 91 and lived in Clarksville.
Mr. Eaton's 66-year career coincided with —...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), U.S. Army, Cancer, Government, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Re-use of Carver would be best solution to school crowding
Regarding the proposal to build a new elementary school in either Mays Chapel or Dulaney Springs, I believe there is a better solution to the York Road corridor overcrowding issue then building a school in either of the proposed locations. The solution...Tags: File Sharing, Schools, Veterans Day, Government, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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