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Today is not Veterans Day
The Baltimore SunToday is Memorial Day, not Veterans Day. All across social media and elsewhere, I see well-meaning declarations thanking members of the military for their service. As full of good intentions as these statements are, they are still troubling. When you...Tags: Memorial Day
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Towson Legion Post and Dulaney Valley offer pair of Memorial Day events
Towson-area residents will have two dates on which to pay tribute to fallen members of the armed services this weekend as part of the area's Memorial Day ceremonies. The American Legion Towson Post 22 will host its annual Memorial Day remembrance on...Tags: Army National Guard, Towson, Memorial Day, Baltimore County, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Towson American Legion sets date for Memorial Day event at Wayside Cross
The American Legion Towson Post 22 will host its annual Memorial Day remembrance event on Sunday, May 27, 1 p.m., at the Wayside Cross, at the corner of York Road at Shealey Avenue, Towson. Members of the post, as well as local veterans, elected...Tags: Towson, Memorial Day, Maryland General Assembly, Baltimore County, American Legion
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Gold Star Mothers continue the service of their fallen children
BETHESDA — A mother arrives at the Red Cross office at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on a mission for her son, a 23-year-old soldier and double amputee. He needs a back scratcher. With her bright eyes and wide smile, volunteer Janice...
Tags: Owings Mills (Baltimore, Maryland), Hospitals and Clinics, Amputation, Iraq, Fort Meade (military base)
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Parkton American Legion Post 256 honors veterans
Members of the Parkton American Legion Post 256 and the Legion Auxiliary have been busy cooking and serving meals to veterans. Auxiliary president Jean Brown said auxiliary members served 140 turkey dinners at the Parkton post to military men and...Tags: Salads, American Legion, Foods and Beverages
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Celebrate freedom
Since it was established in 1994 as an official federal holiday, Marin Luther King Jr. Day has had the unfortunate status of having relatively few associated traditions, beyond the carping of a few malcontents that they don't like the observance....Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial Day, Martin Luther King Day, Justice and Rights, Holidays
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Valentine's Day busiest of year for Md. courthouse marriages
Holly Atwood, 18, chose a sequined, strapless wedding gown and train with a shoulder-length veil for her wedding to Steven Joseph, 21. He wore a tuxedo with a red vest and tie, a nod to Valentine's Day. She was so nervous she left her heels in the car and...Tags: Marriage, Howard County, Halloween, Weddings, Family
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Scouts light candles for veterans at Essex cemetery
On a sunny Sunday morning, dozens of Boy Scouts began carefully anchoring candles in sand poured in paper bags and placed each luminaria on a military grave at an Essex cemetery.
By dusk, more than 700 lights flickered softly in precisely spaced rows,...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Defense, World War I (1914-1918), Afghanistan, World War II (1939-1945)
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Veterans Day: Honor our nation's heroes
Recently, I was fortunate to be able to join my father on the WWII Liberty Ship, S.S. John W. Brown, on a two-hour cruise to honor America's veterans. The ship was teeming with people from all walks of life who were either veterans themselves or who, like...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Defense, Veterans Affairs, World War II (1939-1945)
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Bel Air banner program honors hometown heroes
Military men and women of Harford County will soon see their service to our country honored on banners to be displayed around downtown Bel Air. The Bel Air Downtown Alliance is teaming up with the Historical Society of Harford County for a Veterans Day...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Defense, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Substance Abuse, Veterans Affairs
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American Legion Post 60 lays wreath for veterans at Ivy Hill Cemetery
At its annual Veterans Day ceremony, American Legion Post 60 will lay a wreath Saturday, Nov. 12 at noon at the American Legion Memorial at Ivy Hill Cemetery on Sandy Spring Road. After the wreath laying, continue to Post 60 lounge, 2 Main St., to pay...Tags: American Legion
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Senior center hosting Veterans Day lunch
The Laurel-Beltsville Senior Activities Center is hosting a Veterans Day Luncheon Thursday, Nov. 10 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the center, 7120 Contee Road, honoring those who have served. Please bring a picture of yourself or a loved one in uniform for...Tags: Defense, Veterans Affairs
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