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 […]
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 […]
Don’t be alarmed if you see smoke when travelling north along Interstate 95 on Thursday. The U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center, along with the Aberdeen Proving Ground Department of Emergency services, is planning controlled burns Thursday, January 26, for management of downrange areas at APG. Efforts will be made to minimize the smoke from impacting on-post and off-post residential communities. […]
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 […]