From the Harford County Public Library: On May 26th at 6:30pm, the Bel Air Library will host nationally recognized author and Vietnam Marine veteran Wayne Karlin, who will talk about finding peace, reconciliation, and forgiveness in relation to the Vietnam War. In the Vietnamese belief, the spirits of those killed far from home, through violence […]
Del. Szeliga: “Thanks, Dad, for Fighting for and Serving Our Country”
From the office of Del. Kathy Szeliga: I would like to thank my dad, Stu Yuill, for his service to our country. Lt. Col Stuart Yuill served for 20 years in the US Army. He was deployed to two tours in Korea and one tour in Vietnam. Thanks, dad, for fighting for and serving our […]
Harford States Attorney Joe Cassilly Pens Novel
Decoration for Valor is fictional account of three Americans during the Vietnam War (Bel Air, MD – March 27, 2009) – – Harford County States Attorney Joseph Cassilly has authored his first novel. Decoration for Valor follows the lives of three people during the Vietnam War and the turbulent 1970’s. The novel focuses on the […]
Silver Star And A Touchdown Or Two…
When Sam Sheetz was wounded pulling fellow infantrymen out of hostile fire in Vietnam he didn’t think of the homeruns he’d hit playing baseball as a youngster….or the touchdowns he scored playing halfback for Bel Air High School in the early ‘60’s….all the thoughts of homeruns or touchdowns were just as much a dream as […]
A Memorial To My Dad
May 2004, just a week before the WW II Memorial in Washington D.C. was to be dedicated, I took my Dad down to see it. At 85, he was a little unsure on his feet so I borrowed a wheelchair so I could push him around the Mall. My Dad was excited to be going […]
