Soundoff April 16, 2015

1. in style
Retired officers’
wives showcase
spring fashions
page 8
UPCOMING EVENTS
Today, 6 p.m.: Fort Meade Volunteer Awards Banquet - Club Meade
Saturday, 8 a.m.: Earth Day 5K/1-mile walk - Burba Lake
wednesday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Earth Day 2015 event - The Pavilion
April 25, 8-9:30 a.m.: Youth Fishing Rodeo - Burba Lake
April 25, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.: “A Day in the Park” Family Fun Fair - Burba Lake
compassion
Gold Star Moms,
Wives share memories
together, peer support
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vol. 67 no. 15 Published in the interest of the Fort Meade community April 16, 2015
photo by daniel kucin jr.
Eight-year-old Emily Lewis
of Manor View Elementary
School helps to spruce up
Burba Lake during the Enlisted
Spouses’ Club’s seventh
annual “Clean Up! Fort
Meade” on Saturday. About
200 people participated in
the daylong event near Burba
Lake Park and the surrounding
Fort Meade communities.
For the story, see Page 10.
spring
cleaning

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Commander’s Column
Contents
News.............................. 3 Sports...................................12
Crime Watch.................. 9 Movies..................................15
Community..................13 Classified..............................17
Editorial Staff
Garrison Commander
Col. Brian P. Foley
Garrison Command
Sgt. Maj. Rodwell L. Forbes
Public Affairs Officer
Chad T. Jones
Chad.T.Jones.civ@mail.mil
Chief, Command Information
Philip H. Jones
Philip.H.Jones.civ@mail.mil
Editor Dijon Rolle
Dijon.N.Rolle.civ@mail.mil
Assistant Editor Senior Writer
Rona S. Hirsch
Staff Writer Lisa R. Rhodes
Design Coordinator Timothy Davis
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Greetings, Team Meade!
Spring is finally in the air. You know it’s
really spring when the cherry blossoms start
to bloom.
As we begin to spend more time outdoors
and enjoy this wonderful spring weather, I
ask that everyone also take time to recognize
that April not only signals the beginning of
spring.
April is also Sexual Assault Awareness and
Prevention Month.
Thanks to all of our partners for signing
the garrison’s proclamation and for taking a
proactive approach to bring people together
to take a stand against sexual assaults and say
“No More!”
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention
Month calls attention to the fact that sexual
violence is widespread. Rape, sexual assault
and sexual harassment impact our community.
Statistics show one in five women and one in
71 men will be raped at some point in their
lives.
Child sexual abuse prevention must be a
priority to confront the reality that one in six
boys and one in four girls will experience a
sexual assault before the age of 18.
Young people experience heightened rates
of sexual violence, and youths ages 12 to 17
are 2.5 times as likely to be victims of rape or
sexual assault. On our college campuses, one
in five women and one in 16 men are sexually
assaulted.
We must work together to educate our
community about sexual violence prevention,
and support survivors, and speak out against
harmful attitudes and actions.
When we all play an active role, we can pre-
vent sexual violence. The first step is increasing
education, awareness and community involve-
ment. It’s time for all of us to take action to
create a safer environment for all.
Each day of the year is an opportunity to
create change for the future.
And while April is designated as an aware-
ness and prevention month, let’s all be mind-
ful that ending sexual assault is a year-round
activity. It is everyone’s responsibility to not
only speak out, but also take action against
this injustice.
Last week was a great way to kick off spring
with the Joint Service Sexual Assault Aware-
ness and Resiliency Installation Run on April
8, with almost 1,700 service members, retirees
and civilians in attendance.
We had a
special guest
participating in
the run — Mas-
ter Sgt. Cedric
King. King
was injured in
A f g h a n i s t a n
in 2012 and
lost both legs
to an impro-
vised explosive
devise.
King and Garrison Commander Garrison
Commander Col. Brian P. Foley led the run.
Later that morning at McGill Training Center,
King gave a powerful message on faith and
family. He truly emulates resiliency in every
way and taught us how to overcome adversity
when it catches you off guard.
I hope everyone enjoyed their time with
their family during spring break and enjoyed
some well-deserved vacation time.
Let’s be mindful that as the temperatures
rise, there’s a corresponding increase in fatal
accidents. Service members, civilians and their
family members are sometimes a little too
eager to get back to the fun that warm weather
brings.
While we all enjoy our off-duty time or
time away from the office, it’s incumbent upon
leaders at all levels to ensure service members
are equipped to make smart decisions during
warm weather.
Let’s prepare early and educate our com-
munity — summer will be here in just two
months.
Have a great Team Meade Day!
Take action to create
a safe environment
Garrison command
Sgt. maj. Rodwell l. Forbes
Commander’s Open Door
Garrison Commander Col. Brian P. Foley
has an open door policy.
All service members, retirees, government
employees, family members or community
members age 18 or older are invited to address
issues or concerns to the commander directly
by visiting Foley’s office on Mondays from 4
to 6 p.m. at garrison headquarters in Hodges
Hall, Bldg. 4551, Llewellyn Avenue.
Visitors are seen on a first-come, first-
served basis. No appointment is necessary.
For more information, call 301-677-4844.

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By Alan H. Feiler
Special to Soundoff!
Faith. Family. Focus.
Those are the hallmarks of resiliency,
according to Master Sgt. Cedric King, and
the key ingredients that have enabled him to
overcome overwhelming odds.
“The adversity is what I needed to be
a better me,” King, a combat veteran of
Iraq and Afghanistan, told an audience of
service members. “I needed that butt-whip-
ping, and I’m thankful for it.”
King spoke April 8 at the Ready and
Resilient Campaign Orientation Course at
McGill Training Center. Earlier that morn-
ing, King participated in Fort Meade’s
Joint Service Sexual Assault Awareness
and Resiliency Installation Run held in
observance of Sexual Assault Awareness
and Prevention Month.
A 37-year-old father of two, King was a
platoon sergeant serving his second tour of
duty in Afghanistan when on July 25, 2012,
he stepped on an improvised explosive
device while patrolling a village.
He awoke eight days later at Walter
Reed National Military Medical Center in
Bethesda with both legs amputated, one
above the knee, one below. He also suffered
other external as well as internal injuries.
In April 2014, King became the first
bilateral amputee to complete the Boston
Marathon. A few months later, he com-
peted in the half Ironman in Augusta, Ga.,
a triathlon race which includes a 1.2-mile
swim, a 56-mile bike ride and 13.1-mile
run.
“The possibilities are what you perceive
them to be. The limits are in your mind,”
King said. “Be OK with looking like an
idiot and the discomfort. That’s how you
become confident. The energy on the inside
turns into a positive.”
In his 70-minute talk, King remembered
getting wounded as a surreal, harrowing
experience.
“It was like I got hit by a car. It picked me
up and threw me back,” he said. “I remem-
ber not knowing what it was — a grenade,
a rocket attack? There was a cloud of dust
and I had a funny ringing in my ears. Pink
stuff was everywhere.
“Then, I saw my leg and foot this way
and that, ground up almost like hamburger.
It’s a tough moment. We train, but we never
think it could be us.”
Before passing out, King said, his
‘Be thankful for the trials’
Visiting master sergeant talks about power of faith, resiliency
thoughts turned to his family.
“I just wanted to call my wife and
daughters and mom and say, ‘I love you,’”
he recalled.
After waking up at Walter Reed, King
was reunited with his family but struggled
to comprehend his injuries. When his wife
informed him his legs had been amputated,
“that moment was worse than the blast
itself,” he said. “She was telling me my
whole life was going to change.
“At that moment, I just wanted to escape.
I thought, ‘How will I be promoted or go
to [the NCO Academy] or my next deploy-
ment?’ I totally felt my life would not get
better.”
For months, King went through a severe
crisis of identity and self-worth. But as he
convalesced and became more adept at
using prosthetic limbs, he found that small
victories revitalized his confidence.
“How often do we get knocked down?
But pain, anger and shame can’t dominate
the moment,” he said. “Somewhere along
the line I said, ‘Stop feeling sorry for your-
self!’
“The Army gave me the ability to put the
pain aside and focus on the target. All of us
possess that quality. We all feel resistance
— stay in bed, the car, the wheelchair. But
the pride in oneself is very addictive. We all
want to be proud of the guy in the mirror.
It just means standing up to that voice that
says you’re not good enough.”
King said faith played a big role in his
physical and emotional recovery.
“I kept being thankful for the things that
were happening. It turned my life around,’
he said. “Be thankful for the things there,
even if they’re little.”
Meanwhile, King said his family demon-
strated what true love means.
“I’d thought they loved me because I
take them to the pool on weekends,” he
said. “They didn’t care if I didn’t have legs.
They were just proud of me and glad I was
home.”
By focusing on the task at hand and
being present in the moment, King said
he was able to triumph in ways he never
dreamed.
“Hurt comes to test us,” he said. “When
the storm passes, it feels incredibly good
that you’re not just a toy thrown around
by life.”
Planning to retire from the Army this
summer, King aims to become a full-time
motivational speaker. In addition, he plans
to graduate from college in July and partici-
pate in a 420-mile run that month.
Someday soon, King predicted, he will
view getting injured in Afghanistan as the
best thing that ever happened to him.
“This has showed me the human spirit in
all of us can knock down our perceived bar-
riers,” he said. “Be thankful for the trials.”
PHOTO BY NATE PESCE
Master Sgt. Cedric King, a double amputee, recounts his triumph over the adversities he faced after losing both legs while serving
in Afghanistan in 2012 during the Ready and Resilient Campaign Orientation Course held April 8 at McGill Training Center.

4. http://www.ftmeade.army.mil SOUNDOFF! April 16, 2015
News
Story and photo by Alan H. Feiler
Special to Soundoff!
Five area journalists received an inside
look at Fort Meade on April 7 when the
installation’s Public Affairs Office hosted
its Media Day.
The event is generally held once or
twice annually.
The members of the Fourth Estate who
attended included WBFF Fox 45 investiga-
tive reporter Joy Lepola and cameraman
C.J. Alderson; Annapolis Capital Gazette
reporter Cindy Huang; Brandie Peterson
of Capital News Service; and Ian Duncan,
a reporter for The Baltimore Sun.
“We invited the media to come out
mostly to have them come on post and see
life behind the fence line, and share with
them our mission and give them the facts
and realities of Fort Meade,” said Mary
Doyle, chief of media relations at the Fort
Meade PAO.
“Often, they have ideas of what hap-
pens here, and they’re usually surprised by
the size of Fort Meade and the number of
people here. They often don’t know we’re
the largest employer in the state.”
After meeting at the Demps Visitor
Control Center, the Media Day partici-
pants were taken by van to the Asym-
metric War Group Pittman Indoor Range,
where they received a mission briefing and
tour provided by AWG’s Maj. Charles
Barrett and Sgt. 1st Class David Carlton.
The journalists were treated to a dem-
onstration at the gun range and were
taught how to properly and safely load,
hold and fire M4 carbines at movable
targets.
Throughout the day, they were given a
Media Day showcases Fort Meade
At the
Asymmetric War
Group Pittman
Indoor Range,
AWG Public
Affairs Officer
Maj. Charles
Barrett teaches
Joy Lepola
of WBFF Fox
45, Annapolis
Capital Gazette
reporter Cindy
Huang and
Baltimore
Sun writer Ian
Duncan how to
fire M4 carbines
at movable
targets. They
were among the
journalists who
took part in Fort
Meade’s Media
Day, hosted
April 7 by the
garrison’s Public
Affairs Office.
tour of the installation, in particular the
East Campus construction site that will
house the cyber headquarters and data
center and an extension of the National
Security Agency.
In addition, the media dropped by the
Freedom Inn Dining Facility and enjoyed
lunch in the Liberty Room with Garrison
Commander Col. Brian P. Foley.
“Our other goal of Media Day is to
introduce the garrison commander to the
media,” Doyle said.
Foley spoke about Fort Meade’s history
and its vital role as the nation’s preeminent
center for information, intelligence and
cyber operations.
He also talked about the installation’s
infrastructure needs and deep ties with the
state of Maryland and other municipali-
ties, as well as being the employer to more
than 51,000 civilians and service members
across the branches of the military.
In addition, Foley spoke of “the
uniqueness of Fort Meade,” alluded to its
centennial celebration in 2017, and called
the installation the “most joint, nonjoint
base” in the military.
By Navy Cmdr. Sara Shaffer
Certified Nurse Midwife
Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center is
offering enrollment in its Centering Preg-
nancy Program.
Patients have the option of participating
in this prenatal program, an alternative to
receiving care in the clinic setting.
The program is designed for women who
are interested in learning as much as possible
during their pregnancy, and who would enjoy
meeting other pregnant women and sharing
the experience of pregnancy with them.
Centering groups also are available at Wal-
ter Reed National Military Medical Center
in Bethesda.
Women interested in the centering pro-
gram are placed in a group with 10 to 12
other pregnant women who are due to deliver
about the same time.
Ten sessions of two hours each are sched-
uled throughout the pregnancy. Each of
these sessions will provide time for indi-
vidual physical assessment (such as expectant
mother’s weight, blood pressure and baby’s
growth); discussion about pregnancy, birth
and new babies; and time to share with the
other women.
Sessions will be led by a physician, certi-
fied nurse midwife or nurse practitioner.
After your baby is born, there will be a
postpartum “reunion,” which is a unique
opportunity to share your birth story and
your baby with the group.
Women who participate in this type of
prenatal care develop strong and long-lasting
friendships with the women in their group.
Your baby’s father or other support people
are welcome to attend with you.
Do not bring your other children as you
will not be able to care for them during your
visit. Drop-in child care may be available at
the Fort Meade Child Development Centers,
which are open during the hours of the group
sessions.
The centering program combines the three
important parts of prenatal care — assess-
ment, education and support — into one
whole. This means that you won’t have to
come for separate, individual visits unless
you have a medical problem that needs close
watching.
All of your time spent here should be
productive and fun.
After your initial OB visit, let your pro-
vider know if you want to join a group with
other women who are due about when you
are. You will be given a schedule of all of the
sessions for the group you join.
Centering groups are held in the gynecol-
ogy clinic at Walter Reed, as well as at the
Kimbrough Obstetrics Clinic.
To enroll, call Kristi De Lisle, a registered
nurse, at 301-319-2593.
Centering Pregnancy Program available at Kimbrough

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News
Second in a series on
volunteers in honor of
April’s designation as
National Volunteer Month
Story and photo by Lisa R. Rhodes
Staff Writer
Jasmine Johnson has been volunteering
since she was in fourth grade.
“I just think it’s a really good opportunity
to get to know your surrounding community,”
said Johnson, 18, a senior at Our Lady of
Good Counsel High School in Olney. “It’s
wonderful to help people.”
Johnson is the daughter of retired Air Force
1st Sgt. Frank Johnson and Enilda Johnson,
volunteer coordinator of the Enlisted Spouses’
Club’s Thrift Shop Council. She has been a
volunteer at the Thrift Shop for three years.
“She’s probably one of the most mature
teenagers I know,” said Patricia Baker, presi-
dent of the ESC Thrift Shop Council and
Johnson’s supervisor. “She’s always happy and
willing to step up to take on responsibilities.”
Johnson volunteers on the first Saturday,
second Thursday and fourth Wednesday of
the month, working three- to four-hour shifts
each day. She also volunteers at the shop dur-
ing her winter and spring breaks from school
and during the summer.
Johnson’s duties include sorting and orga-
nizing donations, pricing donations, helping at
the cashier, assisting customers and organizing
clothes in the shop’s backroom.
“There’s a sense of accomplishment know-
ing that I can help,” Johnson said.
Johnson began volunteering when she was
enrolled at St. Andrew Apostle School in
Silver Spring. She helped with the church’s
Breakfast with Santa event, the Christmas
bazaar and craft fair.
“I decided to give it a try,” Johnson said
of her decision to become a volunteer. “You
can get more out of service than if you don’t
serve.”
Johnson is enrolled in the International
Baccalaureate Programme at her high school
and is a member of the National Honor Soci-
ety and Latino Student Association.
She is also a member of the Student
Ambassadors, a group that provides tours
and lunches for youths who are considering
enrolling at the high school.
Although volunteering is mandatory at her
high school, Johnson said she likes to “do
above and beyond” what is required for her
grade.
For example, although juniors are only
required to volunteer 30 hours per year, John-
Teen volunteer gives back with heart
Jasmine Johnson, 18, a volunteer at the Enlisted Spouses’ Club’s Thrift Shop, sorts
electronic equipment on April 9. Johnson, a senior at Our Lady of Good Counsel High
School in Olney, has volunteered at the Thrift Shop for three years.
son volunteered a total of 170 hours as a
junior. Forty hours are required for seniors,
and she has already volunteered 60 hours so
far this year.
Baker said it’s “not very common” for a
teen to donate so much of her free time to
volunteer.
“A lot of teens want to hang out with their
friends and have fun, and I’m sure Jasmine
does too,” Baker said. “But not many teens
would spend their school holiday and summer
volunteering.”
Johnson said that in her spare time she
hangs out with friends and likes to go shop-
ping.
During her freshman, sophomore and
junior years she was a member of her high
school track team.
Johnson is considering attending the Uni-
versity of Georgia or the University of South
Carolina and intends to study biology. She
plans to become a family physician.
“It’s important to help people and give
back to the community,”she said. “A doctor is
someone people will need in the future.”
earth
day 2015
event
Fort Meade’s annual
Earth Day event will
be held Wednesday at
the Pavilion.
The Garrison
Commander’s Call
will begin at 9 a.m.,
followed immediately
by Earth Day
festivities.
The event will feature
games and activities,
free food and
educational Earth Day
exhibits.
To supply an exhibit,
call Suzanne Teague
at 301-677-9185 or
Jim Ayers at 301-677-
9170.
file photo

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News
Nan Horrom wears a navy blue and white
oversized blouse, navy blue slacks and
white sandals for a dressy occasion
during the 45-minute fashion show
modeled by 11 ROWC members.
LeAnn McCreedy, wife of former Garrison
Commander Col. (retired) Kenneth O.
McCreedy, wears a white leather jacket,
jeans and a print shirt that features
spring’s fashion-forward colors of orange
and navy blue. The look is complemented
by white sandals.
photos by daniel kucin jr.
Rebecca Conover opens the Retired Officers’ Wives’ Club annual spring fashion show
held April 7 at Club Meade during the club’s monthly meeting. The fashion show
featured clothes from the Fort Meade Exchange and ROWC members who modeled
the season’s popular looks.
“It doesn’t matter what our age, we all
want to be fashionable,” Boynton said.
“You can go to the [Exchange] and you
can find all these looks in different sizes
and colors. You’ll be glad you went.”
Barbara Harris, a guest of an ROWC
member, said the fashion show was
entertaining.
“I liked them all, from sportswear
to dressy,” Harris said. “It makes me
want to go to the [Exchange] and take
a look.”
Before the fashion show, the club’s
new executive board members for 2015-
2016 were elected. They are: Lianne
Roberts, president; Nell Boynton, first
vice president; Audrey Rothstein; second
vice president; Carmen Ortiz, recording
secretary; Edna Grant, corresponding
secretary; and Liz Pacello, treasurer.
By Lisa R. Rhodes
Staff Writer
The sophisticated color palate of
orange, navy blue, black and white, and
hints of teal and green were showcased in
the Retired Officers’ Wives’ Club annual
spring fashion show.
The 45-minute show was held during
the club’s monthly meeting on April 7 at
Club Meade.
Nell Boynton, the newly elected first
vice president, was the emcee for the
show, which featured fashions from the
Fort Meade Exchange.
“The look of spring is in full bloom
today,” Boynton said. “ ... A person’s real
beauty is from within, but clothes can
represent your outer beauty.”
This year’s spring fashions include
the comeback of the dress, Boynton
said, skinny leg and palazzo pants, tunic
blouses, long skirts and cardigan sweat-
ers.
“The big color is orange,” she said.
Eleven fashion models — all ROWC
members — wore casual and more dressy
clothing including leather and zip jack-
ets, capri and palazzo pants, tunic and
over-sized blouses, and long skirts.
A highlight of the show was Audrey
Rothstein, wife of former Garrison Com-
mander Col. Edward C. Rothstein, who
modeled a striking teal dress with gold
trim and beige high-heel sandals.
In Style
Retired Officers’ Wives’ Club
hosts spring fashion show

7. http://www.ftmeade.army.mil April 16, 2015 SOUNDOFF!
March 31, Simple assault consummated by a bat-
tery: Investigation revealed that the subject and
victim were involved in a verbal altercation about
missing property, which turned physical when the
subject grabbed the victim by the neck and struck
her several times with a closed hand to the head.
April 6, Larceny of private
property: The victim stated that
unknown person(s) removed
his Sony Xperia Z3 cellphone,
which was left unsecured and
unattended, in the first floor
men’s bathroom near the
Vision and Hearing Clinic of
Kimbrough Ambulatory Care
Center.
April 8, Larceny of private property: The victim
stated she left her Apple iPhone 5s unsecured in
CommunityCommunity Crime Watch
Compiled by the Fort Meade
Directorate of Emergency Services
the baggers’ break room. When she returned, she
noticed the phone was removed from the charger
and missing.
April 10, Simple assault: The victim stated that she
and her husband were involved in a verbal alterca-
tion that became physical when he kicked a plastic
storage container, which shattered, and a part of
the container struck her in the forehead.
For week of April 6-12:
• Moving violations: 27
• Nonmoving violations: 4
• Verbal warnings for traffic stops: 21
• Traffic accidents: 5
• Driving on suspended license: 1
• Driving on suspended registration: 0
• Driving without a license: 0
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Cover Story
By Lisa R. Rhodes
Staff writer
About 195 people gathered Saturday at
Burba Lake to participate in the Enlisted
Spouses’ Club’s seventh annual “Clean
Up! Fort Meade.”
“We were blown away that we had 195
people attend and participate,”said Laura
Livingston, the event’s co-chair. “In years
past, we were lucky to break 100 people.
But everyone really came out this year.
We want to thank everyone who took the
time to make this year the best yet.”
The participants discarded trash from
Burba Lake Park and the surrounding
area, as well as other nearby communi-
ties on post.
“We find that it is truly important to
make an impact on your community,
even by doing things that not many others
want to do, [like taking] the time to keep
Fort Meade clean,” Livingston said. “It
allows us to get the community involved
for a great cause. It helps us teach our
children how to take care of the environ-
ment and how to be a volunteer.”
About 10 military units participated in
the cleanup including U.S. Cyber Com-
mand, Navy Information Operations
Command Maryland, the 94th Intelli-
gence Squadron, the 741st Military Intel-
ligence Battalion and the 70th Intelli-
gence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
Wing.
Several Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts
troops came out for the event including
Boy Scouts Packs 377, 1036 and 712, as
well as Girl Scouts Troops 1916, 1802
and 1016.
Students from Meade High School’s
Key Club, West Meade Early Education
Center, Manor View Elementary, Meade
Community pitches in to
‘Clean Up! Fort Meade’
Heights Elementary and Pershing Hill
Elementary schools, as well as MacAr-
thur Middle School and Monarch Acad-
emy, were also on hand.
Each year the Fort Meade Environ-
mental Division provides trash and recy-
cling bags, gloves and trash pickers for the
participants. The division is also respon-
sible for collecting all the bags of trash
and recycled items at the end of the day.
A raffle also was held; the winners will
be notified in a few weeks. They will be
invited to attend the ESC’s next business
meeting on May 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the
Midway Commons Community Center
to receive their awards and certificates.
photo by navy mass communication spc. 2nd class zach allan
Soldiers from the 200th Military Police Command participate in clean-up efforts Friday
along Route 175.
Paige Horton,
10, and
Elizabeth
Lewis,
11, both
students at
Manor View
Elementary
School, do
their part
in helping
to clean up
Burba Lake.
Several
military units,
Fort Meade
schools
and Fort
Meade Boy
Scouts and
Girl Scouts
troops also
participated
in the annual
event.
photo by
daniel kucin jr.
photo by daniel kucin jr.
Four-year-old Annabelle Castelberry of West Meade Early Education Center picks
up a water bottle near Burba Lake during the Enlisted Spouses’ Club’s cleanup on
Saturday.

9. http://www.ftmeade.army.mil April 16, 2015 SOUNDOFF! 11
News
By Alan H. Feiler
Special to Soundoff!
All dressed in crisp, white outfits, the
four women sitting on the sofa in the
Midway Commons Community Center’s
great room on April 9 could scarcely
contain their enthusiasm.
Gabbing away like old friends, they
suddenly began swaying in unison and
broke into a slightly revised version
of Sister Sledge’s infamous disco-era
anthem — “We are family, I’ve got all my
mothers with me!” — before erupting in
boisterous laughter.
“I’m so glad to be here,” said Janice
Chance of Owings Mills. “We can all
relate to each other. Anyone who lost
somebody serving their country, I want
to support them.”
Chance, whose son Marine Capt. Jesse
Melton III died in 2008 while serving in
Afghanistan, was one of six Gold Star
Mothers who attended the Gold Star
Wives Day gathering sponsored by Fort
Meade’s Survivor Outreach Services.
The SOS program serves members
of the Maryland chapter of Gold Star
Mothers and Gold Star Wives. Gold Star
Mothers was formed in the United States
after World War I to support mothers
who lost sons or daughters serving in the
military during the war.
One Gold Star Wife, Monika Hag-
alid-Drag, attended the luncheon. Her
husband, Navy Cmdr. Matthew J. Drag,
died on active duty in October 2012.
Attending the event “helps me feel
connected to other spouses and fam-
ily members,” said the Swedish-born
Hagalid-Drag, who lives in Washington,
D.C., with her 13-year-old daughter Isa-
bella. “I’m still fairly early in my journey,
but this is a safe place where you don’t
have to explain yourself.
“They’ve been through it and they
understand all of the military stuff. I
don’t have family here, so this really
helps a lot.”
Giving brief remarks at the event were
Pia Morales, mobilization and deploy-
ment manager for Army Community
Service, and Military and Family Life
counselors Binita Amin and Jaquisha
Kearson.
“Problem-solving is a lot of what we
do,” Amin said. “If we’re not able to
give you the full capacity of services, we
can connect you with the resources to
help you.”
Morales emphasized that keeping
a positive attitude is highly beneficial
Fort Meade honors Gold Star Wives and Moms
PHOTO BY DANIEL KUCIN JR.
In the Midway Commons Community Center’s great room last week, Gold Star Mothers Janice Chance (left) and Yvonne Green
(center) chat with Pia Morales, mobilization and deployment manager for Army Community Service, while enjoying a hearty and
healthy lunch.
during the darkest hours of grief and
mourning. She advised keeping a journal
to record emotions, exercising regularly,
and contemplating three positive things
that happen every day before going to
sleep at night.
“Life knocks us down and we get back
up. We might not like it, but that’s the
way it is,” Morales said. “It takes work
to find the positive every day. We’re hard-
wired by evolution to look for the bad
things in life.
“Optimism is the key. Be grateful for
the things we did for our country and
for our friendships. Tomorrow will be a
better day. Believing that and thinking
positively will help you out with your
stress level and physical health. It’s all
tied together.”
Gold Star Mother Mary Wiley, who
lives in Odenton, said she felt a strong
bond with the other women at the lun-
cheon, particularly the event’s organizer,
SOS coordinator Voncille C. Farmer.
Wiley, whose son Spc. Ross E. Vogel
III was killed in 2009 while on his third
tour of duty in Iraq, was going through
a particularly rough patch last year when
she called Farmer.
“She was completely caring and under-
standing,” Wiley said. “She wouldn’t let
me hang up. She told me to stay on
the line so she could get a counselor. It
turned everything around for me. I’m
getting my life back together.”
Wiley said the connection between
Gold Star Mothers and Wives is
unique.
“I’ve been through other grief-sharing
programs,” she said. “Gold Star Moth-
ers don’t just cry in their milk. We work
together to support each other.
“There’s nothing like getting together
with Gold Star Mothers who’ve lost chil-
dren on active duty. I don’t think anyone
can understand that unless they’ve expe-
rienced it. We share our stories. And I
have a particular place in my heart for
Gold Star Wives because my daughter-
in-law is one.”
Besides bonding, Wiley noted that
Gold Star Mothers channel their ener-
gies into such positive acts as visiting
patients at Veterans Health Administra-
tion hospitals and knitting blankets for
needy vets.
“That’s our way of honoring the mem-
ory of our children, through service,”
Wiley said. “It’s very heartwarming.”
Hagalid-Drag, who joined Gold Star
Wives last fall, said her spirits have run
up and down since losing her husband.
“I’m grateful for everything I have,
but it doesn’t take away the pain,” she
said. “You try to stay strong, but you’re
not perfect.”
Looking around the room at the Gold
Star Mothers, Hagalid-Drag said, “They
really help. It brings joy.”

10. http://www.ftmeade.army.mil12 SOUNDOFF! April 16, 2015
Sports
Story and photo by Brian Murphy
902nd MI Group
In March, the National Football League
held a “veteran combine,” allowing former
professional football players the chance to
work out in front of teams in hopes of land-
ing a new contract.
While there wasn’t an NFL contract on
the line, more than 30 Soldiers from the
742nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 704th
MI Brigade were given an equally impres-
sive opportunity as they took over FedEx
Field, home to the Washington Redskins,
for a physical fitness session on April 2.
“I just wanted to get out of the monot-
ony of what we normally do over at Fort
Meade and try something different,” said
Sgt. Anthony Wooley, who coordinated
the event.
“I figured this was a good opportunity
for us to get out with the local community,
do something fun that the Soldiers would be
excited about. And it’s nice partnering with
the Redskins, who do a lot for the troops.”
In 2014, the NFL franchise launched
Redskins Salute, the official military appre-
ciation club of the Redskins, which was
created specifically with current and former
service members in mind to connect, serve
and support military members, their fami-
lies and friends.
According to a team spokesman, the
704th MI Brigade’s physical fitness session
was a natural extension of that program.
“It was an honor to host the U.S. Army
this morning at FedEx Field,” said Tony
Wyllie, senior vice president of communi-
cations for the Redskins. “The Washington
Redskins are committed to supporting the
men and women who serve our country and
protect our freedom.
“We are extremely proud of Redskins
Salute, our official military appreciation
club that impacts thousands of service
members annually.”
The morning’s PT started out with light
stretching, followed by some sprints the
length of the football field and a spirited
game of Ultimate Frisbee.
“We have a lot of Redskins fans in our
platoon and our company, so it was fun to
be on the field and running the 100 yards.
It’s a lot farther than you think when you’re
watching it on TV,” Wooley said. “It was a
good workout and a lot of fun.”
At the conclusion of the game, the
Soldiers took a lap around the lower bowl
of the stadium, then posed for a group
photo.
“It was really exciting to be out there with
all of my fellow Soldiers, but I was nervous,”
said Sgt. Pia Dozo-Rodriguez, who led the
training. “Those nerves went away pretty
quickly though, when I saw everyone was
partaking and everyone was motivated.
“Everyone was laughing and everyone
was having a lot of fun,” Dozo-Rodriguez
said. “It was really cool, and we really felt
at home with the Redskins staff.”
Because the event went so well for every-
one involved, the Redskins have extended
an invitation for the 704th MI Brigade to
return later this year for another PT ses-
sion.
704th MI get a kick out of
PT on Redskins’ football field
Pfc. Cody
Krieger leaps
into the air to
bring down the
Frisbee as the
742nd Military
Intelligence
Battalion, 704th
MI Brigade
conducts
physical fitness
training at
FedEx Field,
home of the
Washington
Redskins, on
April 2.
Last week, there was so much to write
about. This week, not so much.
The hockey playoffs started Wednesday,
which means a razor will not be touching
my face until the Detroit Red Wings are
done playing; hopefully not until after
they are hoisting another Stanley Cup.
The NBA playoffs are ready to tip-off
as well, and LeBron looks poised to make
another run at a title. But whether he wins
the ring or not, I think the most impressive
feat on a court this year has to be Golden
State’s Steph Curry knocking down 77
straight three-pointers usat.ly/1H7eZhA.
I know this was just practice, but as my
battle buddy from way back at Schofield
Barracks, Kenny Washington, esquire,
said, “I don’t know if I’ve done anything
77 times in a row successfully.”
This latest demonstration of Steph’s
skills has sparked two debates: Who is this
year’s league MVP and, more interesting
to me, who is the greatest shooter in NBA
history?
The first question has been covered ad
nauseum on sports talk for a few months
now bit.ly/1b33KLd, and even though it
looks like either Curry or Houston’s James
Harden will take home the award, it really
is a pointless endeavor because LeBron
James is, and will continue to be, the best
player in the league. It’s the same as when
anyone other than Michael Jordan won
the MVP.
However, the question about the great-
est shooter of all-time, or at least in
my time, is plenty debatable, and Curry
deserves to be in the discussion.
So here we go:
5) Da Bulls - Craig Hodges, John Pax-
son and Steve Kerr were all pretty much
the same player, so they might as well get
lumped together here. Hodges knocked
down 19 threes in a row during the 1991
3-point contest bit.ly/1b37sEH. In 1993,
Paxson won Game 6 of the NBA Finals
with this bomb bit.ly/1JKrqzu, and then
of course, Curry’s current coach, Steve
Kerr, provided the best of both worlds in
1997 when he won the 3-point contest and
hit a game-winning shot in Game 6 of the
finals bit.ly/1NJdGee.
4. Reggie Miller - No one talked junk
or made as many threes as Reggie. Who
will ever forget when he destroyed Spike
Lee and the Knicks by scoring eight points
in 9 seconds dur-
ing the 1995
Eastern Confer-
ence Finals? bit.
ly/1zgMBmK.
Miller also left
the game as the
NBA’s all-time
leader in three-
pointers made.
3. Steph Curry
- You’ve already seen one video of his
greatness, and even though he’s got a lim-
ited track record, Steph’s been dropping
bombs since he led 10-seed Davidson to
the 2008 regional finals bit.ly/1NJgZSq.
This year, Curry broke the NBA single
season record for three-pointers made. He
is currently at 284 and counting.
2. Ray Allen - The man who played
Jesus Shuttlesworth in Spike Lee’s “He
Got Game”has made more three-pointers
than anyone in the history of the game
(2,973). And of course there’s this shot in
Game 6 of the NBA Finals against the
Spurs bit.ly/1zgOqA5.
1. Larry Bird - Our man Phil Jones
didn’t think Larry Legend belonged on
this list, but that is why Phil doesn’t have
his own column. (See Editor’s note). What
is there to say about Bird besides the fact
that so few realize how great he was?
There’s the finger in the air to signify
his 1988 three-point shootout win bit.
ly/1DiO4gd. And similar to the discus-
sion about the MVP, when it comes to
the best player on this list, numbers and
hyperbole to the contrary are pointless
bit.ly/1yiMYi7.
If you have comments on this or any-
thing to do with sports, contact me at chad.
t.jones.civ@mail.mil or hit me up on Twit-
ter @CTJibber.
Editor’s note: To set the record straight,
while Larry Bird didn’t immediately come
to mind as one of the greatest shooters.
Larry Legend gets much respect from me
- and he certainly is in any conversation
about the NBA’s greatest clutch shooters.
Other great NBA shooters not mentioned
by the Jibber include Paul Pierce, Chauncey
“Big Shot” Billups and Jamal Crawford. I
could even make a case for throwing Vince
Carter in the mix but I’ll save this argument
for my own column when the Jibber takes
his next vacation. - Phil Jones
Bombs away!
Chad T. Jones,
Public Affairs
Officer
Jibber Jabber - Opinion

11. http://www.ftmeade.army.mil April 16, 2015 SOUNDOFF! 13
Community News Notes
Sports Shorts
Earth Day 5K
The Fort Meade Run Series kicks off
Saturday for the Earth Day 5K/1-mile
walk at 8 a.m. at Burba Lake.
Pre-registration for individuals costs
$15. Registration on event day costs
$25.
Pre-registration costs $45 per
family of three to six people and
$60 on the day of the event. Pre-
registration for groups of seven to 10
runners costs $85.
Individuals can register for the
entire season for $80.
All pre-registered runners will receive a T-shirt.
For more information, call 301-677-3318.
Wanted: Group fitness instructors
The Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation is seeking
group fitness instructors to work within the sports and fitness departments at
Gaffney Fitness Center.
Professionals are needed who:
• Are responsible, attentive, highly-motivated and energetic
• Can teach a variety of fun and productive group-fitness classes at various
times and dates
• Are interested in a career that allows you to make your own schedule and
be your own boss
• Possess a national certification for the discipline you are looking to teach
such as BootCamp; Insanity/P90X blends; YogaFit; Zumba; Aqua Zumba;
the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America or American Council of
Exercise group fitness; and CPR/AED (Automated External Defibrillators)
• Are older than age 18
These are contracted positions. However, certified volunteers wishing to
serve the community are also also welcome.
Volunteers will be registered through Army Community Service.
For more information, call Lauren Williams at 301-677-5822 or email
Lauren.L.Williams.NAF@mail.mil.
Youth summer sports registration
Registration for summer sports is underway.
Summer sports include tennis and dodgeball.
To register, go to ftmeademwr.com.
For more information, call 301-677-1179.
EFMP walking group
Exceptional Family Member Program families are invited to join the EFMP
walking group on the second and fourth Monday of each month from 8:30-
9:30 a.m. at the Arundel Mills Mall, at the entrance between Best Buy and
Old Navy.
Registration is required.
To register, call 301-677-4473.
Personal trainers available
Gaffney Fitness Center offers personal training programs for those eligible
to use the facility.
Individual or two-person sessions are available.
For more information, call 301-677-3318.
Sports
The deadline for Soundoff! community
“News and Notes” is Friday at noon.
All submissions are posted at the editor’s
discretion and may be edited for space and
grammar. Look for additional community
events on the Fort Meade website at www.
ftmeade.army.mil and the Fort Meade
Facebook page at facebook.com/ftmeade.
For more information or to submit an
announcement, email dijon.n.rolle.civ@
mail.mil or call Editor Dijon Rolle at
301-677-6806.
Volunteers Awards
Banquet
The Fort Meade Volunteers Awards
Banquet will be held today at 6 p.m. at
Club Meade.
For information and tickets, call the
volunteer coordinator at 301-677-4128.
Earth Day event
Fort Meade’s annual Earth Day event
will be held Wednesday at the Pavilion.
The Garrison Commander’s Call will
begin at 9 a.m., followed immediately by
Earth Day festivities.
The event will feature games and
activities, free food and educational
Earth Day exhibits.
To supply an exhibit, call Suzanne
Teague at 301-677-9185 or Jim Ayers at
301-677-9170.
SHARP 1.5-mile walk
Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center
will host the SHARP 1.5-mile walk on
Tuesday in support of Sexual Assault
Awareness and Prevention Month.
The walk will begin at noon in front of
Kimbrough.
Participants will walk to Burba Lake
and around its perimeter, then return to
Kimbrough.
Everyone is invited. Participants are
asked to wear the color teal to support
this cause.
For more information, call Sherry L.
Williams at 301-677-9983 or 301-677-
9984.
Change-of-responsibility
ceremony
The 551st Signal Battalion, 15th Regi-
mental Signal Brigade will conduct a
change-of-command/responsibility cer-
emony on April 28 at 7:30 a.m. at Bldg.
8609 PT field.
file photo
youth fishing
rodeo returns
The Fort Meade Rod and Gun
Club’s Youth Fishing Rodeo will
be held April 25 from 8-9:30 a.m.
at Burba Park Area No. 5 during
the Family Fun Fair.
The free event is open to ages
3-15.
Participants should bring their
own fishing gear and bait.
Competition for prizes is open
to three age groups
For more information, go to
ftmeademwr.com.
1st Sgt. Gerald L. Barber will relin-
quish responsibility of the U.S. Army
Signal School Detachment to 1st Sgt.
Andrew T. Roff.
Inclement weather location is McGill
Training Center.
A reception following the ceremony
will be held in the Bldg. 8606 day room.
RSVP by Tuesday to 1st Lt. Katsaitis,
Angelos at 845-518-4138 or 301-677-
4062, or email angelos.a.katsaitis.mil@
mail.mil.
Family Fun Fair
Fort Meade’s Family Fun Fair “A Day
in the Park” will be held April 25 from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. at Burba Lake.
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12. http://www.ftmeade.army.mil14 SOUNDOFF! April 16, 2015
Community News Notes
The free event is open to the public.
Held in conjunction with Child Abuse
Prevention Awareness Month, the Family
Fun Fair celebrates the Month of the
Military Child.
The fair will feature three
entertainment stages and informational
displays including performances by the
U.S. Army Field Band’s The Volunteers
and area schools’ honor choirs and
bands, as well as classes and activities
sponsored by Child, Youth and School
Services and SKIES.
Other activities include: the Fort
Meade Rod and Gun Club’s Youth
Fishing Rodeo; a scavenger hunt, raffle
drawings and giveaways, pony rides,
inflatables, kiddie rides, face painting,
pre-kindergarten Storytime sessions and
food vendors.
For more information, go to fmwr.
com.
Kimbrough events
Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center
is offering several programs:
• Kimbrough/TRICARE Community
Education Outreach: Today, 6-7 p.m. in
McGill Training Center, 8452 Zimborski
Ave.
The topic is: “Moving Made Easy
and Traveling with TRICARE Prime.”
• Kimbrough Town Hall: Today, 6
p.m. in the Kimbrough lab reception
area.
Dr. (Col.) Michael J. Zapor, deputy
commander for clinical services for
the Fort Meade Medical Department
Activity, will conduct the mini town hall
meeting
The purpose of this forum is to
disseminate information, answer
questions and discuss concerns regarding
health care and Kimbrough.
All beneficiaries are invited.
For more information, call 301-677-
8487.
• “Women’s Health and Wellness
Day” will be held May 2.
Services to be offered to Kimbrough
beneficiaries include: Well-woman exam,
Pap test, mammography, immunizations,
visual acuity exams and Army Wellness
Center assessments.
Appointment required. For more
information, call 301-677-8487.
OSC Bingo
The Fort Meade Officers’ Spouses’
bingo event, benefiting the OSC scholar-
ship fund, will be held April 24 at Ameri-
can Legion Post 40, Glen Burnie.
The barbecue dinner will be served at
6 p.m. The first bingo game begins at 7
p.m.
The event is open to the public.
Cost is $30. Ticket includes 20 bingo
games and food and beverage.
Each bingo game will have a cash prize
between $25 to $50. Several raffles will be
held throughout the night.
Tickets are on sale through April 22.
For more information, go to http://
www.eventbrite.com/e/fort-meade-osc-
bingo-night-tickets-16493503513 or email
publicity@fortmeadeosc.org.
Freedom Inn to open
temporarily to DoD
civilians
The Freedom Inn Dining Facility will
start allowing DoD civilians, contractors
and retirees to dine in the facility
Monday through Friday for the lunch
meal through April 30.
This is a trial basis.
The following rules must be adhered
to:
• Service members in uniform are
priority through the entire serving time.
• DoD civilians, contractors and
retirees are allowed to enter from 12:15
to 12:45 p.m.
• All food is to be consumed in the
dining facility.
• No large bags are allowed.
• Carry-out for civilians is not
permitted.
Violation of any of these rules may
result in loss of privilege to dine in the
facility.
For more information, call Christine
L. Griggs, food program manager, at
301-677-9350.
Submit requests for
pothole repairs
Due to the cold weather this winter,
an increasing amount of potholes have
developed on Fort Meade.
Community members can submit a
work order to alice.m.price10.civ@mail.
mil to repair potholes.
The work order must include the
street name (and closest building or
intersection) where the pothole is
located; a primary and alternate point
of contact; and a telephone number.
Cooking Matters
Commissary Tours
The next Cooking Matters
Commissary Tours Challenge are
today and May 1 from 10 a.m. to 2:30
p.m. at the commissary.
Tours are free and open to all eligible
commissary patrons.
Hands-on store tours are offered
every hour and teach participants the
skills to compare foods for cost and
nutrition.
Select tours will receive a $10 coupon.
To sign up for the event, go to http://
cmatscommissaryfm.eventbrite.com.
For more information, email
nwilson@strength.org.
Prostate cancer progrm
The next quarterly program for men
and families dealing with prostate cancer
will be held May 7 from 7-8:30 p.m. at
Walter Reed National Military Medical
Center in Bethesda in the America Build-
ing, Room 2525.
Dr. Timothy Donahue will discuss
“Rise in PSA After Treatment for Pros-
tate Cancer.”
Family and friends are invited. No
registration required.
Military ID is required for base access.
Those without a military ID should call
the Prostate Center at 301-319-2900 at
least four business days prior to the event
for base access.
For more information, call retired Col.
Jane Hudak at 301-319-2918 or email
jane.l.hudak.ctr@mail.mil.
Financial, Employment
Readiness
Army Community Service offers
Financial Readiness classes to all
ranks and services and to DoD civilian
employees at the Community Readiness
Center, 830 Chisholm Ave.
Registration is required for each class.
• Empowering Parents of Teens
Workshop: Monday, 5:30-7 p.m. at 2462
85th Medical Battalion Road
• Scream-Free Parenting Seminar:
April 30, 9:30 a.m. to noon at 2462 85th
Medical Battalion Road
To register or for more information,
call 301-677-4779.
Financial Readiness:
• Home Buying: Tuesday, 9 a.m. to
noon
• Basics of Investing: April 28, 9-11
a.m.
• First-Term Financial Readiness
(online): April 28, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Employment Readiness:
• Ten Steps to a Federal Job: Tuesday,
9 a.m. to noon
• Career exploration, April 28, 9 a.m.
to noon
To register or for more information,
call 301-677-5590 or go to fortmeadeacs.
checkappointments.com.
Free classes
The Navy Fleet and Family Support
Center offers a variety of classes at its
facility at 2212 Chisholm Ave.
The free classes are open to DoD ID
cardholders including active-duty service
members, retirees and their family
members, DoD civilian employees and
contractors.
Registration is required for each class.
• Anger Management: Tuesday, 9-
11:30 a.m.
• Meet Greet: Today, 5-7 p.m.
• TGPS Workshop (Transition, Goals,
Plans and Success): Monday to April 24,
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Common Sense Parenting: Monday,
9-11 a.m.
Topic: “Helping Youth Succeed in
School”
• Deployment Brief: April 23, 10-
11:30 a.m.
• Medial Record Review:
Appointment required
To register or for more information,
call 301-677-9017 or 301-677-9018.
Corvias education grants
Corvias Foundation is still accepting
applications for the 2015 educational
grants.
Applications must be submitted by
May 7.
Grants are given in the amount of
up to $5,000 to spouses of active-duty
service members stationed at Fort
Meade.
Applicants may be in any stage of the
educational process.
For more information, go to
corviasfoundation.org.
Teen Center
The Teen Center is offering the
following activities:
• Teen Movie Night: Friday, 4 p.m.
• Aquatic Center Field Trip: April 17,
4 p.m.
• Obstacle Course: April 24, 4:30 p.m.
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• Celebrity Makeover: April 28, 4 p.m.
• Barbecue and Cake: April 30, 5:30
p.m.
For more information, call 301-677-
5541.
Youth Center
The Youth Center is offering several
events for grades six to eight.
• Pep Rally: Youth vs. Parent: Friday,
5 p.m.
Youths and parents will compete in
games during this free event.
• Grill Chill: April 24, 5:30 p.m.
Relax with food, karaoke and a
movie.
Cost is $1.
For more information, call 301-677-
1437.
Out About
• Bowie Baysox 2015 season home-
opener at Prince George’s Stadium against
the Erie SeaWolves is tonight at 6:35 p.m.
To celebrate, the Baysox are giving away
magnet schedules and opening the gates at
5 p.m. for a special Happy Hour event.
Fans will enjoy corn hole, free snacks
and $2 Budweiser and Bud Light drafts
during Happy Hour until 6:30 p.m. Mary-
land native and Operation Iraqi Freedom
(Marine Corps) veteran Justin Whitcomb
will throw out the ceremonial first pitch
of the game.
To purchase single game tickets, visit
baysox.com, call the box office at 301-
464-4865 or stop by the ticket office from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on non-game days.
• Columbia Festival of the Arts
will be held Friday to Monday at the
Columbia Town Center and Columbia
Lakefront.
For a schedule of events and
ticket prices, go to http://www.
columbiafestival.com or call 410-715-
3044.
• The BO Railroad Museum is
commemorating the 150th anniversary
of President Abraham Lincoln’s funeral
in Baltimore on Saturday and Sunday in
the BO’s historic 1884 Roundhouse at
901 West Pratt St., Baltimore.
The event will feature a re-enactment
of Lincoln’s final journey to Baltimore
and artifacts on exhibit. The re-
enactment of Lincoln’s funeral cortege
and placing of the coffin in the center of
the museum’s Roundhouse will be held
Saturday at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.,
and Sunday at 11:30 a.m.
Civil War soldier and civilian re-
enactors will participate in the solemn
ceremonies. Authentic funeral music
played on period instruments by the
Federal City Brass Band begins at 11
a.m. each day.
The 1863 locomotive “Thatcher
Perkins” will be decorated like the
Lincoln funeral train. Ceremonies will
be narrated by author and guest curator
Daniel Carroll Toomey.
Artifacts include a replica of
Lincoln’s overcoat and a scale model
of Lincoln’s funeral car, an original
Lincoln mourning badge, and Civil War
veterans’ ribbons and uniforms
For more information, call 410-752-
2490 or go to borail.org.
• Leisure Travel Services is offering its
next monthly bus trip to New York City
on Saturday and May 16, with discounts
to attractions. Bus cost is $60. For more
information, call 301-677-7354 or visit
ftmeademwr.com.
• Officers’ Spouses’ Club monthly
luncheon is today at 10:30 a.m. at Club
Meade. Cost is $20.
For more information, go to www.
fortmeadeosc.org/monthly-luncheons-2/
publicity@fortmeadeosc.org.
• Prostate Cancer Support Group meets
at Walter Reed National Military Medical
Center in Bethesda on the third Thursday
of every month. The next meeting is today
from 1-2 p.m. and 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the
America Building, River Conference Room
(next to the Prostate Center), third floor.
Spouses/partners are invited. Military ID
is required for base access. Men without a
military ID should call the Prostate Center
at 301-319-2900 at least four days prior to
the event for base access.
For more information, call retired Col.
Jane Hudak at 301-319-2918 or email jane.
l.hudak.ctr@health.mil.
• Swinging Squares Square Dance Club
dances the first and third Saturday of the
month from 7:30-10 p.m. through May at
Meade Middle School. The next dance is
Saturday. Admission is $6. Square dance
attire is optional.
Dance classes are offered Thursday nights
at 7:30 p.m. at Meade Middle School. Each
class costs $6.
For more information, call Darlene at
410-519-2536 or Carl at 410-271-8776.
• Families Dealing with Deployment meets
the first and third Monday of every month
from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Family Advocacy
Program, 2462 85th Medical Battalion Ave.
Children welcome. The next meeting is
Monday.
The group is for families experiencing an
upcoming or current deployment, or who
have recently returned from deployment.
For more information, call 301-677-5590 or
email colaina.townsend.ctr@mail.mil.
• Calling All Dads meets the first and
third Monday of every month from 5:30-
6:30 p.m. at the Family Advocacy Program,
2462 85th Medical Battalion Ave. The next
meeting is Monday.
The group is for expecting fathers, and
fathers with children of all ages. Children
welcome. For more information, call 301-
677-5590 or email colaina.townsend.ctr@
mail.mil.
• Retired Enlisted Association meets the
third Tuesday of the month from 7:30-8:30
p.m. at Perry’s Restaurant, 1210 Annapolis
Road, Odenton. The next meeting is
Tuesday. For more information, visit trea.org
or call Elliott Phillips, the local president,
at 443-790-3805 or Arthur R. Cooper, past
national president, at 443-336-1230.
• Marriage Enrichment Group, sponsored
by Army Community Service, meets the
second and fourth Monday of every month
from 3-4 p.m. at the Community Readiness
Center, 830 Chisholm Ave. The next meeting
is April 27. For more information, call
Celena Flowers or Jessica Hobgood at 301-
677-5590.
• Women’s Empowerment Group meets
Wednesdays from 2-3:30 p.m. to provide
a safe, confidential arena for the support,
education and empowerment of women
who have experienced past or present family
violence.
Location is only disclosed to participants.
To register, call Samantha Herring, victim
advocate, at 301-677-4124 or Katherine
Lamourt, victim advocate, at 301-677-4117.
• Moms Walking Group, sponsored by
Parent Support, meets Thursdays from 8:30-
9:15 a.m. at the Family Advocacy Program,
2462 85th Medical Battalion Ave. To register,
call 301-677-3617.
• Project Healing Waters meets Thursdays
from 6-8 p.m. at the Soldiers and Family
Assistance Center, 2462 85th Medical
Battalion Ave.
The project is dedicated to the physical
and emotional rehabilitation of wounded
warriors and veterans through fly fishing, fly
tying and outings.
For more information, call Larry Vawter,
program leader, at 443-535-5074 or email
thecarptman@msn.com.
• Dancing with the Heroes, free ballroom
dance lessons for the Warrior Transition
Unit, meets Thursdays at 6 p.m. at Argonne
Hills Chapel Center in the seminar room.
Participants should wear loose clothing,
comfortable shoes with leather soles. No
super high heels or flip-flops.
RECREATION
MEETINGS
The movie schedule is subject to change. For
a recorded announcement of showings, call 301-
677-5324. Further listings are available on the
Army and Air Force Exchange Service website
at www.aafes.com.
Movies start Fridays and Saturdays at 6:30
p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.
PRICES: Tickets are $5.50 for adults (12
and older) and $3 for children. 3D Movies:
$7.50 adults, $5 children.
Today through April 26
Friday: “Unfinished Business” (R). A hard-work-
ing, small-business owner and his two associates
travel to Europe to close the most important deal
of their lives. But what began as a routine busi-
ness trip goes off the rails in every way imaginable
— and unimaginable. With Vince Vaughn, Dave
Franco, Tom Wilkinson.
Saturday: FREE SCREENING at 1 p.m. of “The
Water Diviner” (R). An Australian man travels
to Turkey after the Battle of Gallipoli to try and
locate his three missing sons. With Russell Crowe,
Jai Courtney, Olga Kurylenko. (Tickets available
at the Exchange food court. Seating open to non-
ticket holders 30 minutes prior to showtime.)
Sunday: “Run All Night” (R). Mobster and hit
man Jimmy Conlon has one night to figure out
where his loyalties lie: with his estranged son,
Mike, whose life is in danger, or his longtime
best friend, mob boss Shawn Maguire, who wants
Mike to pay for the death of his own son. With
Liam Neeson, Ed Harris, Joel Kinnaman.
April 24: “Cinderella” (PG). When her father
unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds her-
self at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and
her daughters. Never one to give up hope, Ella’s
fortunes begin to change after meeting a dash-
ing stranger. With Lily James, Cate Blanchett,
Richard Madden.
Saturday: FREE SCREENING at 2 p.m. of
“Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron” (PG-13).
When Tony Stark tries to jump-start a dor-
mant peacekeeping
program, things go
awry and it is up
to the Avengers to
stop the villainous
Ultron from enact-
ing his terrible
plans. With Robert
Downey Jr., Chris
Evans, Mark Ruffalo. (Tickets available at the
Exchange food court. Seating open to non-ticket
holders 30 minutes prior to showtime.)
April 26: “The Second Best Exotic Marigold
Hotel” (PG-13). As the Best Exotic Marigold
Hotel has only a single remaining vacancy —
posing a rooming predicament for two fresh
arrivals — Sonny pursues his expansionist dream
of opening a second hotel. With Judi Dench,
Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy.