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In March 2018, a profile on the dating app Hinge caught Kathleen Bourque's eye. The photo showed Conor McDowell, a tall, bright-eyed Citadel cadet in uniform.

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On May 19, 88-year-old Marine Corps veteran Don Downer prepared his 3,000th care package at his home to ship to Capt. John Lefebvre in Afghanistan.

P. Michael "Mike" Pezzella, 86, a retired Baltimore public schools principal who was wounded in the Korean War and helped establish a war memorial in Canton, died Nov.12 at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center after suffering a fall at his home.

They called him Fast Eddie, though he'd as soon run over football defenders as around them. For three years, Eddie Meyers carried Navy's offense, smashing school rushing records and leading the Midshipmen to three successive winning seasons (1979-81), a feat they wouldn't repeat for nearly 25 years.