Lowering of the United States Flag and Maryland State Flag to Half Staff Governor Martin O’Malley has ordered the United States Flag and Maryland State Flag flown at half staff on Tuesday, August 18, 2009, from sunrise to sunset. This is in memory of Sgt. Michael W. Heede, Jr. of Edgewood, Maryland, who died on […]
22-Yr-Old Local Marine Sgt. Michael W. Heede Killed In Afghanistan Combat
U.S. Marine Sgt. Michael W. Heede, 22, of Delta, Pennsylvania, and Edgewood according to media reports, was killed Monday in combat operations in Afghanistan. Sgt. Heede was assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. He was among two Marines killed Monday while supporting combat operations […]
19-Year-Old Pvt. Charles Barnett of Bel Air Killed In Iraq
According to the U.S. Department of Defense: The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Pvt. Charles Yi Barnett, 19, of Bel Air, Maryland, died on Nov. 20 of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Tallil, Iraq. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, […]
