Over the weekend, contractors added the name of Sergeant Eric M. Houck, formerly of Perry Hall, to the Baltimore County memorial commemorating those who have died in the Persian Gulf. The Department of Defense announced in June that Sgt. Houck, 25, had died while supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Two other soldiers were also killed. The men died on Saturday, June […]
A local, Perry Hall pub will be hosting a fundraiser to benefit the family of a fallen Perry Hall soldier. The Department of Defense announced in June that Army Sgt. Eric M. Houck, 25, of Perry Hall, died while supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in Afghanistan. Two other soldiers were also killed. The fundraiser will be held at BJ’s Pub, located […]
Governor Larry Hogan has ordered the United States Flag and Maryland State Flag flown at half-staff on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, from sunrise to sunset. The flags are being lowered in memory of Army Sergeant Eric M. Houck, of Perry Hall, Maryland. Sgt. Houck died on June 10, 2017 in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Two other […]
UPDATE: Sgt. Houck’s name has been added to the Baltimore County war memorial in Towson. Original story below… —— The U.S. Army has announced that a Perry Hall man was killed in Afghanistan. The Department of Defense announced on Monday that Sgt. Eric M. Houck, 25, of Perry Hall, died while supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Two other soldiers were also […]
Two local heroes were on-hand as an important piece of legislation was signed into law on Tuesday. On Tuesday morning, Governor Larry Hogan signed into law the Hire Our Veterans Act of 2017, a jobs bill created by Delegate Christian Miele. Major John Marco Fincato, of Carney, and Staff Sergeant Tim Jenkins, of Overlea, participated in the bill signing ceremony […]
A military helicopter crashed in southern Maryland on Monday afternoon. The Fort Belvoir UH-60 Helicopter crashed at about 1:50 p.m. in St. Mary’s County. The chopper went down near the third hole at Breton Bay Golf Course in Leonardtown, Maryland. Two medevac helicopters were dispatched to the scene to aid with the rescue. The military helicopter took off from Fort […]
This weekend, the Army-Navy game comes to M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, which can only mean one thing. Yes, the Army-Navy 2016 Ball Run passed through Perry Hall on Friday afternoon as the Army West Point Marathon Team carried on its tradition of running a game ball from West Point, New York to the location of the annual game. The […]
Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Thursday announced the appointment of Dr. Antonio (Tony) Campbell as the Fifth District representative to the Baltimore County Charter Review Commission, created as a result of the voter approval of Question A in the 2016 general election. Dr. Campbell serves on the full time faculty in the Department of Political Science at Towson University […]