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Nguyen, a Vietnamese-American soldier, is walking a oefrom shore to shorea in an effort to raise awareness and show appreciation toward America and its troops.

Q: If I buy a long-term care insurance policy for my husband, how soon can I use the policy to help pay for his care? I need help in my home and it is too expensive for me on our income.

I'm taking a few inches in this week's column to say goodbye. This will be my last Military Intelligence column for The Frederick News-Post, and one of my last pieces to appear in the paper overall.

The Pentagon wants Fort George G. Meade to be the home of a new military command devoted to protecting the nation's computer networks, a move that would further cement the Army post's reputation as a technology epicenter.

Ending a long legal dispute, the Army has agreed to an enforceable timetable for cleaning up contaminated Superfund sites at Fort Meade in Anne Arundel County, Sen.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. a ' Drawn-out efforts to remove toxins and dangerous waste at Fort Meade will come under the control of the Environmental Protection Agency under an agreement long sought by Maryland officials to push the cleanup along faster, Sen.

A group of middle-age civilians, academics and future soldiers were given the chance earlier this month to fire shotguns and combat pistols, jump out of airplanes and scarf down platefuls of Army chow.

FORT MEADE, MARYLAND : Rockland native Sgt. Matthew Jeffers graduated the Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course at Fort Meade in Maryland.

Orville Smith of Thurmont was an Army medic who landed on Normandy Beach at D-Day. He was awarded the Purple Heart after taking shrapnel in his right knee.

Walter Hedlund turned 88 yesterday, and no one was more surprised than he. The day before Hedlund turned 23, he was one of thousands of American GIs, working the sands of Omaha Beach, on D-Day. There was no time for cake, nor a rousing chorus of "Happy Birthday" from his brethren.

Following orders and instructions are nothing new to a career military man. After retiring from a 22-year career in the Army with the rank of lieutenant colonel, Terry DePhillips of Berlin decided to build an apartment above his three-car garage despite his limited construction experience.

This year's Army Strong Experience reached its apex today with a keynote address by Secretary of the Army Pete Geren.

More than 20 years ago Arthur Garcia was sitting inside the Bon View Center getting ready to join the Army and was being recognized for overcoming the adversities he encountered such as gangs and drugs.

Army Sgt. Thomas Morris of Waldorf inquires about a job with the Social Security Administration, at a job fair in Woodlawn today.

Published: Saturday, May 23, 2009 at 9:28 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, May 23, 2009 at 9:28 p.m. A single word adorns the antique-style clock set atop a graceful black column: "REMEMBER." Buy photo Memorial in front of the U.S. Post Office in Bartow, FL on Tuesday May 19, 2009.

Flags fly over Crofton's "main street" year round, not just on holiday weekends like Memorial Day and July 4. This beautiful tradition was the brainchild of former Crofton Civic Association President Ed Dosek , a retired Brigadier General in the Army who knew how to get things done.

Environmental officials at Fort George G. Meade intend to find out how far into adjacent communities contaminated water has spread from the west county Army post.

The Washington D.C. local area has weathered the recession better then some areas although its over inflated housing market has crashed to earth .

"In the past, we've had on this road two lanes coming in and that's just not enough for the number of people that are here now, let alone what we're gonna have in the future," said APG Public Affairs Director George Mercer.

The U.S. military intelligence brigade based here has a history stretching back to World War II, when its members risked all to gather information in northern France and Central Europe, and its members were cited for bravery in helping end the war.