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Paddling through history: Mallows Bay tours showcase WWI ghost fleet
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (679+ words) Kayak tourists weave through overgrown plants on ships on Mallows Bay. The Accomac was a ferry that ran in the 1950s that was abandoned in Mallows Bay after suffering an engine fire in 1972. Shellie Pierre, tour guide and co-owner of Atlantic…...
Remembering 'Uncle Reggie,' war prisoners and the missing
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (483+ words) Kathy Grant places a wreath in remembrance of all U.S. armed forces members held prisoner of war and missing in action at the December 2025 Wreaths Across America ceremony at Southern Memorial Gardens in Dunkirk. Reginald Kestel was held prisoner for over…...
Last surviving Calvert WWII veteran saluted
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (427+ words) American Legion Post 220 paid tribute May 9 to members with over 50 years of service to the local organization. Those present for the recognition were, from left, front row, Gaither Parker and John Mackall Sr., and back row, Robert King, James Kent,…...
New VFW post honors late veterans affiars head
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (526+ words) Several new members of the George W. Owings III Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 12248 stand at attention during the new post's dedication ceremony March 28 in Chesapeake Beach. Felix Figueroa of Dunkirk, an Army veteran, addresses members of the new VFW…...
Southern Maryland man recalls Marine war deployment
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (553+ words) Edward Holland, whose family has been in Calvert for generations, is a Marine veteran. Edward Holland during Marine boot camp in the mid-1980s. Edward Holland participates in pistol qualification courses in 1991. His experience as an active duty Marine for four years…...
Historic Sotterley compiles Callum's writings in new book
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (741+ words) Agnes Kane Callum, who died in 2015, was a Sotterley descendant who wrote and researched her family's history. Two of her pieces were compiled and edited by Dave Brown for a new book titled "The Kane Family: Slavery to Freedom at…...
Lessons and memories from Pearl Harbor
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (469+ words) Southern Maryland was a very different place 84 years ago. There was no naval base in St. Mary’s County yet. Tobacco was hanging and curing in barns all across the region. Many watermen were taking a day of rest from tonging…...
Colonial remains reburied during ceremony at Historic St. Mary's City
10+ mon, 5+ day ago (876+ words) The horse-drawn hearse stands near the Brick Chapel carrying the remains of early Marylanders to be laid to rest at Saturday’s ceremony at Historic St. Mary’s City. The horses were provided for the event by Suttler Post Farm in Mechanicsville....
Japan and China commemorate World War II anniversary on different dates
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (689+ words) FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin observe a parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of Japan's World War II defeat, from Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, on Sept. 3, 2015. FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping is displayed on a screen…...