Wars and Interventions

Havre de Grace: Celebrate Memorial Day with services, Mass

2012-05-22 19:18:00

A pleasant Memorial Day weekend, dear readers! Memorial Day observances will be conducted Monday, at 9 a.m. at Angel Hill Cemetery and then at 11 a.m. at Tydings Memorial Park. Contact the America Legion Post 47, 410-939-0234. Memorial Day honors...

History of Arbutus residence includes Civil War and Prohibition

2012-05-22 14:13:00

The Windcrest Estate at 5560 Gayland Road stands out as a beacon of a now-past era. A majority of the houses in the quiet Arbutus neighborhood stand no more than two stories tall, sit about 25 feet apart from each other and have wood siding. The...

Catonsville American Legion Post to honor Vietnam War veterans Saturday

2012-05-22 14:15:00

Veterans of one of the most controversial wars in American history will be honored for their service this Memorial Day Weekend, thanks to the efforts of a determined group of members from the Jackson and Johnson American Legion Post 263 in Catonsville....

Mids describe smooth transition from 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

2012-05-21 10:55:41

When his roommate at the Naval Academy said jokingly last year that Andrew Atwill was a homosexual, the midshipman told him to cut it out. His friend didn't know it, Atwill says, but he really was gay — and under the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy,...

Four days of tribute and activity for Westminster's 145th Memorial Day celebration

2012-05-19 16:12:00

The 145th consecutive Memorial Day observance in Westminster is being planned as a four-day event, May 25-28, with numerous activities to honor and pay tribute to veterans. The celebration, sponsored by the American Legion Post 31, has been coordinated...

50 years ago: School board buys Shucks Corner property for Harford Junior College

2012-05-14 00:00:00

As taken from the pages of The Aegis dated Thursday, May 17, 1962: The board of education announced that it was purchasing Prospect Hill Farm at Shuck's Corner as a new site for Harford Junior College. The purchase price for the 204-acre farm was $204,...

May: Save The Day

2012-05-01 14:04:00

May 5 Tour de Cure: 10-, 22-, 32- and 63-mile bike rides raise money to fight diabetes. 410-265-0075 x4675 or atighe@diabetes.org 5 Camp Day 2012: Family fun at Centennial Park. Expo of area camps. 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Contact Dawn Thomas as 410-313-4623...

As Afghanistan drawdown looms, concerns about Pakistan

2012-05-07 17:21:00

Back from a visit to Kabul, Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger expressed confidence in relations between the U.S. and Afghanistan. It's Pakistan that concerns him. "A lot of terrorists are being trained and harbored in Pakistan," said Ruppersberger, the top...

Rape in the ranks

2012-05-09 11:51:39

Sexual assault in the military threatens our national security. This has been a hard lesson for military leaders to learn, but thanks to significant pressure from Congress and victims' advocates, they're starting to get the picture. Last month, Secretary...

The maritime editor: A reporter makes the news

2012-05-10 07:42:00

As The Sun's maritime editor from 1949 to 1969, I was given a free hand to cover the shipping world as I saw fit. And in those days we believed our mission was not just to make certain that The Sun was the leader in maritime news but also to enhance and...

Theater Review: 'Ruined' women saved by Pulitzer-winning play

2012-05-09 07:58:00

Lynn Nottage does not shy away from a tough subject in "Ruined." Although its story about sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo is not always easy to watch, this Pulitzer Prize-winning play features female characters that you want to watch...

Sun editorials: Foresight in the rear view

2012-05-09 07:45:00

Readers might conclude that they were well served by The Sun editorial page's 1971 endorsement of City Council President William Donald Schaefer for mayor. Perhaps less so by its lament that he was "not an inspiring leader" or its prediction that the city...

An Afghan National Army soldier holds a position while patrolling the village of But Khak on the outskirts of Kabul.

2012-05-21 00:00:00

A staff member walks down to a bomb shelter under the garden of the Metropole Hotel in Hanoi.

2012-05-21 00:00:00

Sri Lankans read through names of fallen soldiers on a memorial for those who died in the decades-long conflict against the Tamil Tigers, during National War Hero's Day in Colombo.

2012-05-19 00:00:00