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Edgewater Marine killed in Afghanistan
A Marine from Edgewater has died in Afghanistan, defense officials said Wednesday. Sgt. Julian C. Chase, 22, died Monday while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, the Pentagon said. Chase was assigned to the 5th Air Naval...Tags: Afghanistan, World War II (1939-1945), Woodrow Wilson
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Flag Day ceremony in Bel Air
The Town of Bel Air will be celebrating Flag Day on Saturday, June 2, at 8 a.m. at the William A. Humbert Amphitheater in Shamrock Park. Traditionally, Flag Day is recognized on June 14; however, the town coordinates the scheduling of this ceremony with...Tags: Bel Air (Allegany, Maryland), Defense, American Legion, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Flag Day (United States)
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Canada, the forgotten ally
During one of his stand-up routines, comedian and late-night host Jon Stewart told a joke that encapsulated the often misunderstood relationship between the United States and Canada. Said Mr. Stewart, "A Canadian came up to me and asked, 'What do...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Jon Stewart, Natural Resources, Petroleum Industry, Energy Resources
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Baltimore welcomes a new archbishop
Today's installation of William E. Lori as the 16th archbishop of Baltimore is a noteworthy event, not only for the half-million Catholics in an archdiocese that stretches from Middle River to the mountains of Western Maryland, but for non-Catholics, too....
Tags: Birth Control, Christianity, Gays and Lesbians, Separation of Church and State, Labor Legislation
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Howard County military notices
Army Maj. Melissa Covolesky, of Mount Airy, will graduate from The Army's Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School on Thursday, May 24, with a Master of Laws in military law and a specialty in international law. Covolesky, is the daughter of...Tags: Mount Airy, Afghanistan, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Howard County, Values
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9/11 defendants refuse to participate in arraignment
Before self-proclaimed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was brought into court Saturday, Carole Reuben of Potomac said his arraignment would mark "the beginning of the end of the process." Her son, Todd Hayes Reuben, was a passenger on American...Tags: Lawyers, Prosecution, Trials, Osama bin Laden, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Rape in the ranks
Sexual assault in the military threatens our national security. This has been a hard lesson for military leaders to learn, but thanks to significant pressure from Congress and victims' advocates, they're starting to get the picture. Last month, Secretary...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Rape, Sexual Assault, Leon Panetta, Injuries and Wounds
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The war correspondent: Strange days on the battlefront
The Saudi lieutenant shouted an order in Arabic. Two dozen of his men, frenzied and hollering, lowered their weapons and backed away from an encircled knot of prisoners. Kneeling at the center of this commotion in the Kuwaiti desert were 10 unarmed...
Tags: Michael Kelly, Mecklenburg County (North Carolina), Radio, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Radio Industry
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Choosing to photograph, choosing to publish, choosing to look
Before they started snapping pictures, the amateur photographers of the 82nd Airborne Division whose work was recently made famous by the Los Angeles Times had official business to transact: bombings to investigate, corpses to identify, biometric...
Tags: Armed Conflicts, Photography, Los Angeles Times, Baltimore County, Concerts
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APG officials tell council members Harford pulled out of incinerator deal
It was Harford County that pulled out of a waste disposal agreement with the Army, not the other way around, according to two county council members who met with Aberdeen Proving Ground officials Thursday morning. Councilmen Dion Guthrie and Joe Woods...Tags: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Golf, Budgets and Budgeting, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Waste
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Pentagon creating new spy service
The Pentagon is creating a new intelligence service aimed at gathering information on terrorist networks, weapons of mass destruction and other emerging concerns, a senior defense official said Monday. The new Defense Clandestine Service will draw...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, National Security Agency, Fort Meade (military base), Espionage and Intelligence
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A surprise reunion, a friendship resumed
In 26 years as a Marine, Sgt. Maj. Brian Taylor has lost several comrades. But he never forgot that "puny little squiggly kid" from West Baltimore who "just had all of this motivation and no direction." Taylor had been a mentor to Sgt. Maurice Bease in...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Japan, Teachers, American Airlines, Inc., Air and Space Accidents
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