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Fort George G. Meade is a U.S. military base located in Maryland's Anne Arundel County. The fort was originally Camp Meade, an Army training post created in 1917 and named after the Civil War-era Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade. The location for the fort was picked because of its close proximity to a railroad, Baltimore's port and Washington, D.C. In addition to functioning as a training ground during World War I, the camp housed some of the first women to serve in the Army. Known as the "Hello Girls," the women were trained as telephone operators and sent overseas. The camp became a permanent base in 1928, under the name Fort Leonard Wood; Meade's name was reapplied to the base in 1929. Dur...
Fort George G. Meade is a U.S. military base located in Maryland's Anne Arundel County. The fort was originally Camp Meade, an Army training post created in 1917 and named after the Civil War-era Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade. The location for the fort was picked because of its close proximity to a railroad, Baltimore's port and Washington, D.C. In addition to functioning as a training ground during World War I, the camp housed some of the first women to serve in the Army. Known as the "Hello Girls," the women were trained as telephone operators and sent overseas. The camp became a permanent base in 1928, under the name Fort Leonard Wood; Meade's name was reapplied to the base in 1929. During World War II , the base served as a major training center and POW camp for German and Italian soldiers. Today, the base focuses on national security and intelligence. The combination of Fort Meade and the National Security Agency, which has its headquarters at Fort Meade, makes the two entities the largest employers in Maryland. Fort Meade employs about 39,000 military and civilian workers and contractors. It currently has the fourth-largest workforce of any Army installation in the U.S., and its workforce is set to grow by at least 5,000 personnel by 2010 due to the 2005 Base and Realignment Closure (BRAC).
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Herman Antone Falk
Herman A. Falk, 92, Spearfish, died Thursday, May 24, 2012 at the VA Black Hills Health Care Center at Fort Meade. Visitation will be noon until 9 p.m. on Monday at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 29,...
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Officials release name of N.C. Marine found dead at Fort Meade
Less than a year after realizing his lifelong dream of becoming a Marine, Pvt. Anthony W. Romano-Caruso was found dead under mysterious circumstances in his Fort Meade barracks room on Wednesday. Rita Romano-Caruso said two Marines arrived at her front...Tags: Memorial Day, Camp Lejeune (military base)
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Mary Charlotte Sneeringer, Army intelligence worker
Mary Charlotte Sneeringer, a retired Army intelligence worker, died of respiratory failure May 20 at her Mayfield home. She was 95.
Born Mary Charlotte Nash in Baltimore, she attended the old St. Katherine's Commercial School in East Baltimore. She did...Tags: Dundalk, Harford Road, Christianity, Timonium, Religion and Belief
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Datebook
Sunday, May 20 Science talk Author Andrea Wulf discusses her new book, "Chasing Venus," at noon at Adkins Arboretum's Visitor's Center, 12610 Eveland Road in Ridgely. Admission is $20, $15 for members. Information: 410-634-2847 or adkinsarboretum.org....Tags: Employment Opportunities, Anne Arundel County, Annapolis, Science, Concerts
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Afternoon tea set for Historic Oakland
These groups meet regularly. Afternoon Tea at Historic Oakland — One Thursday a month, 4:30-6 p.m. Historic Oakland, 5430 Vantage Point Road, Columbia. Tea, sandwiches, desserts and more will be served. 410-730-4744, 800-730-4802 or http://www....Tags: Arts, Libertarian Party, Ellicott City, NAACP, Howard County
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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: Bombings, American Airlines, Inc., Suicide, Lawyers, U.S. Army
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One Baltimore company on Fortune 500 list — for last time
Baltimore made the newest Fortune 500 list by the skin of its teeth — with a company that was based here last year but is now part of an out-of-state concern.
Constellation Energy Group, which merged with Chicago-based Exelon Corp. in March, is No....Tags: Business Enterprises, Baltimore Hotels, Exelon Corp., Marriott International Inc., Constellation Energy Group
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Traffic: 3-vehicle crash on I-895 south near Lombard Street
As of 9 a.m. Thursday, traffic was slow on I-895 southbound near Lombard Street, due to an accident involving three vehicles.
Emergency roadwork was blocking traffic on the ramp from I-70 eastbound near I-695 in Baltimore County.
King Avenue was...Tags: Anne Arundel County, Laurel, Lombard Street, Timonium, Baltimore County
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Charles Young
Charles Richard Young, 95, of Belle Fourche died Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at the Fort Meade Veterans Hospital. Charles was born April 9, 1917 in Viewfield, South Dakota to Asahel and Hattie (Bills) Young. He entered the United States Army November 25, 1942,...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), U.S. Army, Human Interest
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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: Bombings, Health, Owings Mills (Baltimore, Maryland), Veterans Affairs, Amputation
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Gotta have plenty of love, patience and compassion
Daily American Staff WriterHoward "Cap" Hurst and Juanita "Bobbie" Hurst, Somerset, have been married 66 years. "You can't do it without plenty of love," Bobbie said of the years they've been married. "And patience and compassion." Cap grins and agrees with his wife. The two...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Christianity, Abraham Lincoln, Religion and Belief
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Arundel police seek help finding man who robbed bank threatening to unleash chemical weapon
Police in Anne Arundel County are seeking help finding a man who robbed a PNC Bank branch on Fort Meade Road in Laurel. Police said he walked into the bank about 5:30 p.m. on May 3 and handed a teller a note demanding money and threatening to unleash a...
Tags: Theft, PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated
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