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Marines

Monday, November 19, 2012

Sheriff's Office, Marine Reserves Kick off Annual 'Toys for Tots' Campaign

Sheriff's deputies will be joined by current and former Marines at Wal-Marts in Eldersburg, Westminster and Hampstead on Nov. 23 to collect new, unwrapped gifts.

The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with the United States Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Foundation to collect new, unwrapped toys from now until Christmas for less fortunate children in the community. The United States Marine Corps Reserve has established relationships with local social welfare agencies, churches and other local community agencies which have identified children in the community who would benefit from the program. In Carroll County, residents may drop off any new, packaged, unwrapped toys in collection boxes located inside the entrance at any one of the six public library branches, library headquarters in New Windsor, and the Carroll County Office Building or Sheriff’s Office in Westminster. Used toys …

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Adding Faces to the Names

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund wants a photo for every name on "The Wall" in D.C.

What if you could put a face to every name on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial? The VVMF hopes you can. The National Call for Photos is a project organized by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund to match a headshot or portrait photograph to every service member listed on The Wall. The pictures will be displayed in an exhibit at the future Education Center at The Wall, an underground visitors center to be built near the Vietnam Veterans and the Lincoln memorials. Everyday, the center will celebrate the birthdays of service members who died during the Vietnam War by featuring their photos on a giant digital wall. So far, 25,526 veterans have complete profiles with at least one photograph, according to George Pojani, a research associate at the …

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