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offers commuters
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UPCOMING EVENTS
today 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: Safety, Health,Wellness & Resiliency Expo - The Pavilion
Monday, 1 p.m.: Baltimore Orioles’ Military Appreciation - Oriole Park, Baltimore
June 9, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: “Meet the Author”Antonio Elmelah - Meade Museum
June 10, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Fort Meade Farmers Market opens - The Pavilion
June 13, 8 a.m.: Summer Sizzler 5K Run & 1-Mile Walk - The Pavilion
sweet swing
Orioles players teach
Little Leaguers to
be like the pros
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Larry Reid, of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Largo-Kettering Post No. 7757 Color Guard in Prince George’s County, walks down the aisle at the Pavilion during Fort Meade’s
29th Annual Massing of the Colors and Memorial Day Remembrance on Sunday afternoon. The 90-minute event featured color guards representing about 50 military units,
veterans groups, civic and youth organizations, and police and firefighters. For the story, see Page 14.
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Contents
News.............................. 3 Sports...................................17
Crime Watch................10 Movies..................................22
Community..................20 Classified..............................25
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
Staff Writer Alan H. Feiler
Design Coordinator Timothy Davis
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Memorial Day, originally called Decoration
Day, is a day of remembrance for those who died
in service to the United States.
Memorial Day was born from the War Between
the States to honor our dead.
On the first Decoration Day in 1868, Gen. James
Garfield made a speech at Arlington National
Cemetery. Participants decorated the graves of the
Union and Confederate Soldiers buried there.
In 1971, Congress declared Memorial Day a
national holiday to be celebrated the last Monday
in May.
On Memorial Day, we remember those who died
in service. Many of you will use this time to be with
friends and family.
Travel is on the agenda for many of you. Take
steps to reduce the chances of burglary while you
are gone. Secure windows, including windows
upstairs.
Remove objects like ladders or trash cans that
make it easier to enter a window or scale a fence.
Do not leave social media posts making it obvious
you will be out of town. Turn telephone ringers
down so no one outside can hear repeated rings.
Review answering machine messages to make
sure they do not imply you are away. Consider using
timers to operate lights.
With many people traveling over the holiday
weekend, it’s more important than ever to drive
safely. Be rested and alert, use seat belts, observe
speed limits and follow the rules of the road.
Avoid distractions such as cell phones and abso-
lutely do not text while driving. Leave ample room
when following other vehicles. Use caution in work
zones. Make frequent rest stops when traveling long
distances.
The onset of grilling season often results in
injuries and fires
due to careless
cooking prac-
tices. Never grill
indoors. Always
supervise a grill
when in use and
make sure every-
one, including
pets, stays away
from the grill.
Keep the grill
out in the open,
away from the
house, deck, tree branches or anything else that
could catch fire. Use the long-handled tools espe-
cially made for cooking on the grill. Never add char-
coal starter fluid when coals have already ignited.
Whether you travel or stay home, reserve time to
recall the reason this day was established.
The “National Moment of Remembrance” reso-
lution, passed in December 2000, asks all Ameri-
cans to pause at 3 p.m. local time “to voluntarily
and informally observe in their own way a moment
of remembrance and respect, pausing from what-
ever they are doing for a moment of silence.”
Whether you simply pause, attend a parade, visit
a memorial, toast the fallen or comfort a survivor,
give a thought to those who, with their sacrifices,
passed the torch of freedom to those of us who
stand in defense of our nation today.
Once a Soldier, always a Soldier. Soldier for
life!
Editor’s note: Lt. Gen. David D. Halverson serves
as commander of U.S. Army Installation Manage-
ment Command and assistant chief of staff for
Installation Management.
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who died in service
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News
By Navy Petty Officer 1st Class
Jenny L. Lasko
Defense Information School
Dozens of community cyclists rode over
to the Baltimore Coffee and Tea Com-
pany in Odenton on Friday morning to
participate in Fort Meade’s National Bike
to Work Day.
The event was just one of several activi-
ties held around the installation and the
state of Maryland to promote alternate
forms of transportation.
The gathering at the coffee shop was
hosted by the BWI Business Partner-
ship. Each registered participant received
a National Bike to Work Day T-shirt and
cycling bag filled with accessories.
Promoting alternate forms of commut-
ing is a point of emphasis for the partner-
ship, which is the designated ride-share
agency for the region, said Ben Cohen,
assistant director.
The region’s transportation demand
management efforts began in 2011, at the
end of the Base Realignment and Closure
process, when nearly 6,000 jobs moved
to Fort Meade. The installation’s Trans-
portation Demand Management policy
goals included reducing single-occupancy
vehicles by 10 percent and to reduce over-
all traffic impact on the installation by 25
percent.
Alternate forms of transportation,
including ride sharing, public transit and
cycling, are making progress toward these
goals.
After meeting at the coffee shop, cyclists
rode over to the opening ceremony for Fort
Meade’s new Pepper Road gate. Located
about five minutes from the Odenton
MARC Station, the gate is an unmanned,
sally port-style entrance that uses an opti-
cal scanner to check identification cards.
The gate is open to registered pedestri-
ans and cyclists 24/7.
Fort Meade employees who are Com-
mon Access Cardholders can contact the
Directorate of Emergency Services at 301-
677-6607 to schedule an appointment to
obtain a gate pass, then pick up their pass
on the third floor of 4217 Roberts Ave.
The Pepper Road gate was a joint
project between National Security Agency
leaders and the installation designed to
reduce traffic at vehicle gates while improv-
ing the quality of life for cyclists.
“This is a perfect example of collabora-
Easy riders
Cyclists celebrate Bike to Work Day, opening of Pepper Road gate
tion,” Garrison Commander Col. Brian P.
Foley said.
Other attendees and speakers included
Maryland State Sen. James Rosapepe,
Anne Arundel County Councilman Pete
Smith (District 1), Garrison Command
Sgt. Maj. Rodwell L. Forbes and Judith
Emmel, associate director for state, local
and community relations for the NSA.
Foley later showed off 10 bike lockers
installed just inside the gate. Riders can
use the lockers on a first-come, first-served
basis to store their bicycles overnight. But
they must provide their own locks to secure
them.
Cyclists James Bolton, who works at
the Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center,
and Anica Allen, a contractor on Fort
Meade, both use the gate to commute to
their jobs.
Bolton rode 7 miles from his home Fri-
day to get to the gate and said riding his
bike keeps him healthy — and could help
him get even healthier.
Allen rode the MARC train, carrying
her fold-up bike. If she had driven her fuel-
efficient car to work, Allen said it would
have been cheaper than taking the train,
but her commute would have been longer.
The 6:30 a.m. train from Washington,
D.C., took her to Odenton in only 25
minutes. From there, it was a short ride
to the post.
The Pepper Road gate is located at the
southeast corner of Fort Meade near the
Range Control off Route 175 and adjacent
to Route 32.
Photo by Steve Ellmore
Cyclists head toward Fort Meade’s Pepper Road gate Friday as part of the installation’s Bike to Work Day activities. Garrison and
local leaders held an official grand opening for the Pepper Road gate, located at the southeast corner of Fort Meade off Route
175 and adjacent to Route 32.
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PHOTO BY Daniel Kucin Jr.
Members of the Bayanihan dance troupe perform a Filipino folk number to the delight of audience members during the Asian-
American and Pacific Island Heritage Celebration held Friday at McGill Training Center. The two-hour event also featured a Chinese
Lion Dance, art and ritual objects, fabrics, photos and maps, and multicultural cuisine.
By Alan H. Feiler
Staff Writer
Senior Airman Nicole Kirby of the 29th
Intelligence Squadron learned something
profound about herself last Friday at Fort
Meade’s annual Asian American and Pacific
Island Heritage Celebration:
Chinese lions make her a tad skittish.
A native of Dahlonega, Ga., Kirby found
herself suddenly sprinting in circles around
bystanders in McGill Training Center while
being pursued by a Chinese lion head pro-
pelled by two members of the Wong People
Kung Fu Association of Washington, D.C.
“He snuck up on me,” said Kirby, who
lives in Odenton. “I thought I was in his way
and he started to chase me, so I got away and
ran. He really scared me.
“But it’s all in good fun. I don’t want to
give the Air Force a bad name.”
Approximately 200 people attended the
free, two-hour event hosted by Navy Infor-
mation Operations Command Maryland.
NIOC Chief Petty Officer Omaira
Morales welcomed the audience and said
the celebration was a tribute to “the proud
legacy that reflects the spirit of our nation”
and “honors the perseverance and courage”
of Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders
who immigrated to the U.S.
Garrison Commander Col. Brian P. Foley
thanked NIOC for hosting the event.
“Cultural and ethnic diversity makes the
world a wonderful place,” he said. “Imagine
how boring the world would be if we all
looked the same and had the same culture
and customs and music.
“Embrace diversity,” he urged audience
members. “Don’t fear it or make precon-
ceived notions. ... The potential loss is pro-
found. Prejudice is nothing but fear.”
In addition to the presentation of the
Chinese Lion Dance by the Wong People, the
event also featured a multicultural fashion
show, a performance of Bayanihan Filipino
folk dancing, and a traditional Guamani-
an dance by Child Development Center I
Administrator Norma Delos Santos.
Six stations were set up around the audi-
torium featuring information panels, art and
ritual objects, fabrics, photos and maps, and
cuisine from the Middle East (Turkey, Iraq,
Israel); Central Asia (Afghanistan, Turkmen-
istan, Armenia); Southeast Asia (Vietnam,
Indonesia, East Timor); the Pacific Islands
(Guam, Hawaii); South Asia (India, Paki-
stan, Bangladesh); and East Asia (China,
Japan, Korea).
While the auditorium was filled with the
intoxicating aromas of Korean beef, Afghan
chicken kabob and Guamanian steak, volun-
teers at the stations were attired in dashikis,
Asian, Pacific Island cultures celebrated at annual event
kaffiyehs, saris, kimonos, and other types of
traditional Asian and Pacific Island garb.
NIOC Petty Officer 1st Class Layaka
Young, who helmed the committee that
coordinated the celebration, admitted that
covering an area as broad and diverse as Asia
and the Pacific Islands was no easy feat.
“It was daunting,” she said. “But we
wanted to give people a chance to see what
it feels like to be in an Asian market.
“We really wanted the whole community
to come because you can’t walk two feet
without meeting someone of a different
culture here. Diversity is very important.
People have to accept each other for their
differences.
“If we know more about each other’s sto-
ries, we’ll have more common ground.”
Petty Officer 1st Class Karen Robinson
was recruited by her friend and NIOC col-
league Petty Officer 1st Class Estrella Schel-
metty to help operate the Middle East station
because she served for two years in Bahrain.
At the celebration, both Robinson and
Schelmetty donned black abayas, the robe-
like dress worn by some women in parts of
the Muslim world.
“She knew I had a lot of recipes and
knowledge of the region,”Robinson, a Cleve-
land native who lives in Hanover, said of
Schelmetty. “The average American doesn’t
know much about other cultures. We want to
open people’s eyes about all of the customs
and traditions and foods.”
One of the most popular stations was
the Central Asian table, where Petty Officer
2nd Class Kimberly Macklin was serving up
chicken kabobs and baklava with her hus-
band and NIOC colleague, Petty Officer 1st
Class Brett Macklin.
While Kimberly Macklin, a native of
Sylvester, Ga., sported a hijab headdress and
salwar kameez outfit worn traditionally in the
Silk Road region, her husband, a Richmond,
Va., native, was attired in a pakol cap.
Although she had never cooked Central
Asian cuisine before, Kimberly said she was
able to prepare the dishes with little trouble.
“I Googled the recipes,” she said. “I really
like to cook. I cook in my off time.”
Macklin said she chose the Central Asian
station because “everyone wanted Japan and
Hawaii, the more popular ones. So I wanted
this one because it’s not what everyone want-
ed, and I really learned a lot. It was fun.”
That sentiment was echoed by NIOC
Chief Petty Officer Genevieve Tokarski, who
sang the national anthem at the celebration.
“This was a great opportunity to take
some time away from work and explore
other cultures and hear their stories,” said
the Chicago native who lives in Baltimore’s
Hampden community. “I really enjoyed it.”
Editor’s Note: To view more photos of the
event, visit the Fort Meade Flickr page at
flickr.com/photos/ftmeade.

News
Army Air Force Exchange Service
Michael Immler, deputy director of
Army and Air Force Exchange Service,
visited the new Exchange at Fort Meade
on May 13.
The 166,000-square-foot facility fea-
tures special concept shops from name
brands.
The updated food court includes Star-
bucks, Domino’s, Charley’s, Subway, Den-
ny’s Fresh Express, and Boston Market
— the chain’s second military location.
“The Exchange is dedicated to mak-
ing Fort Meade a community, ensuring
Soldiers, retirees and their families have
a place to shop and dine that they can be
proud of,” Immler said.
To better understand how the Exchange
can best meet the needs of the commu-
nity, Immler also toured the food court
and Express locations and talked with
service members.
The Exchange continues to bring top
national brands such as Michael Kors,
The North Face and Ralph Lauren to
shelves.
Michele Weisshaar, general manager
Fort Meade Consolidated Exchange,
agreed with Immler that the Exchange is
making every effort to meet the needs of
the Fort Meade community.
“We are committed to helping make
Fort Meade a great place to live and
work,” Weisshaar said. “The Exchange
remains focused on bringing terrific prod-
ucts and great value to our patrons.”
If patrons can’t find the products
they need in the Fort Meade Exchange,
Immler suggests going online to shopmy-
exchange.com, which has been improved
to make shopping and order fulfillment
easier.
“The Exchange online store is con-
tinually being updated to ensure the best
brands are just a click away,” Immler said.
“Being able to shop the Exchange online
for an expanded product assortment is a
key part of our efforts to provide a con-
sistent experience on the Internet or on
the installation.”
Whether service members, retirees
and their families shop at the Exchange
or shopmyexchange.com, they generate
funds to help make life better at Fort
Meade.
“For every dollar earned, historically
67 cents comes back to the community
through the Army Morale, Welfare and
Recreation dividend,” Immler said.
“Last year, sales at the Fort Meade
Exchange generated more than $1.3 mil-
lion on behalf of MWR programs. Every
AAFES deputy director visits post Exchange
Story and photo by Tina Miles
Public Affairs Office, 780th MI Brigade
The company guidon of C Company,
781st Military Intelligence Battalion, 780th
MIBrigadewasunfurledforthesecondtime
during a reactivation ceremony conducted
May 1 at the Fort Meade Museum.
The company’s guidon was uncased and
unfurled by Lt. Col. Brady Stout, com-
mander, 781st MI and Capt. Lucas Holm-
beck, commander, C Company, 781st MI,
marking a significant milestone in the bat-
talion, as well as the 780th MI Brigade.
The guidon was then passed to Holm-
beck, entrusting him to care for and lead
the unit as its first company commander.
Accepting the guidon from Stout also sym-
bolized Holmbeck’s acceptance of respon-
sibility for the unit and the assumption of
command.
C Company was deactivated in June
2014. The new, reactivated C Company will
build teams for the Cyber Mission Force in
fiscal year 2016.
“Charlie Company, prior to its [2014]
deactivation, had a history of building
concepts and cyberspace-operations best
practices, which directly contributed to
the establishment of components of the
nation’s Cyber Mission Force,” Stout said.
“It is with this legacy in mind that
we hand-selected this company command
team to lead the newly reactivated Charlie
Company to future innovations and suc-
cesses.”
C Company will be led by Holmbeck and
1st Sgt. Lisa Crislip.
Holmbeck compared the creation of a
new company to that of building a new
home, both of which require a “strong,
square and quality foundation.”
“Since 1984, building homes with a high
level of quality and attention to detail has
been the Holmbeck family business, so
I’m honored to be entrusted with building
a cyber company for the U.S. Army,” he
said.
“Once the foundation’s set, all we need
to do is apply our knowledge correctly and
with care, as well as execute the basics that
hold our organization together — hard
work, discipline and pride in what we do.”
Reactivation ceremony for C Company, 781st MI Battalion
Photo by Steve Ellmore
Air Force Maj. Brandon J. Daigle (left) speaks with Army and Air Force Exchange
Deputy Director Michael Immler at the Exchange on May 13. Immler toured the new
main store, food court and Express facilities to better understand how the Exchange
can best meet the needs of the community.
time shoppers shop the Exchange, they
improve the community.”
Immler is the first civilian deputy direc-
tor of the 119-year-old organization,
which employs approximately 35,000
associates worldwide. In addition, 45
active-duty service members are assigned
to the Exchange.
Lt. Col. Brady Stout (center), commander, 781st Military Intelligence Battalion passes
the C Company guidon to Capt. Lucas Holmbeck, entrusting him as the company
commander of the newly reactivated unit during an official ceremony conducted May
1 at the Fort Meade Museum.

News
Story and photo by Lisa R. Rhodes
Staff Writer
A Meade High School senior who plays
the violin, loves theater and studies physics
was awarded the Fort Meade Officers’Spous-
es’ Club’s Etta Baker Memorial Scholarship.
The 90-minute ceremony, which included a
buffet dinner, was held May 14 at the Confer-
ence Center.
“I am extremely grateful for winning this
scholarship,” said McKenna Thomas-Franz,
17. “I am proud of my achievements, and
it is good to know that my hard work has
helped me earn a major award. I am also
very grateful to the Officers’ Spouses’ Club
for its support.”
The Etta Baker Memorial Scholarship is
the club’s highest merit student award. This
year it is valued at $2,500.
The award is presented to high school
graduates for academic achievement and
to college students who are military depen-
dents.
Baker was the wife of a former Fort
Meade garrison commander and member
of OSC.
Applicants must have a 3.0 GPA.
McKenna is the daughter of Maj. Gen.
George Franz, commander of Intelligence
and Security Command at Fort Belvoir, Va.,
and Heather Thomas, a former OSC board
member.
Officers’ Spouses’
Club awards annual
merit scholarships
McKenna Thomas-Franz (right), a graduating senior at Meade High School and this
year’s recipient of the Officers’ Spouses’ Club’s Etta Baker Memorial Scholarship,
talks about her love of theater arts with her mother, Heather Thomas (center), and
Danielle Hamilton, secretary of OSC and a member of its scholarship committee,
at the club’s annual scholarship awards ceremony held May 14 at the Conference
Center.
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She aspires to a career in the scientific
research of neurological diseases and dis-
orders.
The scholarship will help pay for McKen-
na’s tuition at Bowdoin College in Brunswick,
Maine.
Jessica Morgenstern, scholarship chair
of the Armed Forces Communication and
Electronics Association’s Central Maryland
Chapter, a nonprofit organization of infor-
mation technology professionals, awarded the
scholarship to McKenna.
The organization also donated $2,000 to
the scholarship.
“We believe the Officers’ Spouses’ Club’s
efforts to identify outstanding students and
foster their educational objectives are per-
fectly aligned with our efforts,” Morgenstern
said.
AFCE has awarded about $400,000 in col-
lege scholarships for STEM programs in the
DoD and intelligence communities.
During the presentation, Anita Skelton,
chair of OSC’s scholarship committee, read
portions of the book “Oh, the Places You’ll
Go” by Dr. Seuss as part of the evening’s
theme of “Looking Forward.”
The OSC awarded a total of $10,000 in
merit scholarships, as well as its Military
Spouse Scholarship and the new OSC Fam-
ily Scholarship, which is awarded to a high
school senior whose parent is a member of
the club.
Applicants for the merit scholarship must
have a 3.0 GPA. The Military Spouse Schol-
arship does not require a specific GPA. How-
ever, the recipient must be studying for an
associate’s or bachelor’s degree. Applicants
for the OSC Family Scholarship must have
a 3.0 GPA.
Recipients of this year’s merit scholarships
are: Erin Covey, a home-schooled student
who will attend Liberty University in Virginia
to major in journalism; Lexi Fife, a senior at
Meade High who will attend Auburn Univer-
sity in Alabama to major in child psychology;
Brianna Lockard, a senior at Glen Burnie
High School who will attend the University
of Maryland, Baltimore County to major in
biology; Andrew Lower, a senior at Atholton
High School in Columbia, who will attend
the University of South Florida to major in
civil engineering; Sarah Nakasone, a senior at
Catholic High School of Baltimore who will
attend the University of Chicago to major
in biology and political science; Katherine
O’Reilly, a freshman at the University of
Maryland who is majoring in economics; and
Kimberly Toler, a freshman at the University
of Maryland who is majoring in industrial
and labor relations, but will transfer to Cor-
nell University in New York in the fall.
The recipient of the OSC Family Scholar-
ship is Conner Wyatt, son of OSC member
Gina Wyatt and a senior at Archbishop
Spalding High School in Severn. Conner,
who did not attend the ceremony, will enroll
at Monterey Peninsula College in Califor-
nia.
Damaris Li, an OSC member and wife of
Capt. Fanyi Li, is the recipient of the Mili-
tary Spouse Scholarship. Li, who will attend
the University of Alaska, did not attend the
ceremony because she and her family have
moved to Alaska as their permanent change-
of-duty station.
The guest speaker for the event was Tanya
Biank, author of the popular book “Army
Wives” and a new book titled “Undaunted:
The Real Story of America’s Servicewomen
in Today’s Military.”
Sara Matthews, president of OSC, con-
gratulated the scholarship winners and their
parents.
“Your next adventure is about to begin,”
Matthews said to the students.
Speaking to the parents, Matthews cred-
ited them for “an amazing job — not just in
academics, but showing [your children] the
importance of giving to their country and
community.”
Editor’s Note: The Officers’ Spouses’ Club
awards its scholarships every year. For more
information about the scholarships and appli-
cation requirements, go to fortmeadeosc.org.
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Story and photo by Lisa R. Rhodes
Staff Writer
On May 11, a military spouse visited
the Army Wellness Center to make an
appointment.
While there, she called several friends,
encouraging them to schedule an appoint-
ment as well.
“That’s pretty neat,”said Allison Smith,
the project lead for AWC since February.
“Word of mouth is priceless when clients
share their experiences.”
AWC provides free health services to
help service members, family members age
18 and older, retirees and DoD civilians
build and sustain a health lifestyle and
prevent chronic diseases.
Smith replaces Jamie Valis, who served
as director of the center since its opening
in September 2013. She left in January.
Prior to coming to Fort Meade, Smith
worked as the project officer for the Army
Wellness Operations Team at the Public
Health Command at Aberdeen Proving
Ground.
AWC operates under the Preventive
Medicine Services Division at Kimbrough
Ambulatory Care Center and is also part
of Fort Meade’s participation in the
DoD’s Healthy Base Initiative. HBI is a
demonstration project for the Defense
Department’s Operation Live Well, which
is aimed at increasing the health and well-
ness of the entire force including civilian
employees and family members.
Fort Meade’s participation in HBI will
end in June.
Smith said her priorities are “the inte-
gration of the center into the Fort Meade
community and synchronizing health and
wellness efforts in units and tenant orga-
nizations.
“Jamie did a great job standing up the
center,” Smith said.
In her position, Smith works with other
health and wellness professionals on post.
For example, Smith is a member of the
installation’s Community Health Promo-
tion Team, which is led by Nicole Lowry,
the garrison’s health-promotion program
assistant.
“Allison brings a serious passion for
health and fitness to the table, which will
be evidenced in how she conducts AWC
business,”Lowry said. “As an example, she
has spoken of taking wellness testing out
to those who cannot get in to the center.
“Motivated ideas like this are exciting
to hear about; her dedication and creativ-
ity will certainly serve the Fort Meade
community extremely well.”
New project lead heads Army Wellness Center
In addition to Lowry, Smith also works
with Tonya Chew, a public health nurse
at Kimbrough, and Maj. Rachel Greve,
the Army Performance Triad lead at
Kimbrough, on promoting the Perfor-
mance Triad of proper sleep, nutrition
and physical activity in the Fort Meade
community.
Smith said these activities complement
her goal of “increasing the awareness
of AWC’s services so senior leaders can
empower Soldiers and service members
to take control of their lifestyle.”
A native of Detroit, Smith said health
and fitness have always been an interest
and priority for her.
“I grew up as an athlete,” she said.
Smith was a runner in high school
and ran women’s cross-country and track
at the University of Dayton in Ohio.
In 2007, she earned a bachelor’s degree
in exercise science and is now working
on a master’s degree online in the same
discipline from Oakland University in
Rochester, Mich.
Two years after graduating, Smith
served as an AmeriCorps volunteer at a
summer feed site in Columbus, Ohio, to
develop a STEM curriculum while also
teaching children about proper nutrition.
A year later, she worked in sports
analysis for athletes at a company called
Tweak: The Athletic Edge in Birming-
ham, Mich. In 2012, as project lead at
the Army Wellness Center at Fort Bliss,
Texas, Smith stood up the center.
Smith said she left the private sector to
work for the military because “I was really
attracted to the [Army’s] prevention focus.
The Army was a step ahead in terms of
the prevention of chronic diseases.”
She also felt serving service members
was “a way to give back and support our
country.”
She worked at Fort Bliss until January
2014, when she arrived at Aberdeen Prov-
ing Ground.
Smith, who lives in Baltimore, said she
loves the diverse population of service
members at Fort Meade.
“There are so many different back-
grounds and motivations for getting
healthy,” she said.
Living a healthy lifestyle is easy, Smith
said, if three simple guidelines are fol-
lowed: get seven to eight hours of sleep
per night; eat a balanced diet; and move
for 30 minutes at least three to five days
a week.
“Small changes add up,” she said. “Do
everything in moderation.”
Editor’s Note: To contact the Army
Wellness Center, call 301-677-2006.
Allison Smith (left), the new project lead of Fort Meade’s Army Wellness Center, discusses the Army’s focus on sleep, proper
nutrition and physical activity with Nicole Giganti, a health educator at AWC. Smith is also a member of the garrison’s Community
Health Promotion Team.

Cover Story
photos by brian Krista
Garrison Commander Col. Brian P. Foley welcomes the more than 400 people who
attended the annual event featuring scores of color guards, Gold Star families and a
performance by the U.S. Army Field Band’s Concert Band and Soldiers’ Chorus.
military spouses and families past and present
who, in most cases, did not have a choice but
who all serve and sacrifice with equal honor.”
During his speech, Rogers praised the “ser-
vice and sacrifice” of military members and
their families. “Today isn’t about me, it’s about
you — from the young to the very old,” he
said.
Rogers was equally quick to credit the civil-
ians who support service members.
“Life in uniform taught me that service and
sacrifice is not unique to those who wear the
uniform,”he said. “Look to your left and right.
The people sitting there are united by service to
our country.”
Nor, he said, are patriotism and altruism
limited to any particular group.
“Service and sacrifice doesn’t know any age
or ethnicity or a sex,” Rogers said. “This room
is filled with people who devoted a portion of
their life to service and sacrifice.”
The colors, he said, represent the country’s
ideals.
“The flag, so powerful, is a physical embodi-
ment of the values of our nation,”Rogers said.
“I always think of freedom — the freedom the
flag brought to our citizens and people around
the world.”
But, he said, service often bears the onus of
sacrifice and loss.
“We tend to focus on serving, but Memo-
rial Day is a visible reminder that sacrifice is
behind that flag,”Rogers said. “... The greatest
pain in the world is to lose those closest to us.
On behalf of the military, thank you for your
willingness to bear that sacrifice. ... Thank you
for your willingness to be part of something
bigger than yourselves.”
After the procession, the Armed Forces
Color Guard, from the Joint Force Headquar-
ters National Capital Region Military District
of Washington, presented the colors accom-
panied by the U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and
Drum Corps of Virginia.
Maryland color guards — ranging from
firefighters bearing ceremonial axes to the
Knights of Columbus sporting feathered hats
— included U.S. Cyber Command, Disabled
American Veterans, Veterans of the Battle of
the Bulge, the Maryland State Police, Scout
By Rona S. Hirsch
Assistant Editor
To the steady beat of a single drum, a stun-
ning parade of patriotism and color marched
down the aisles of the Fort Meade Pavilion.
All heads turned as dozens of color guards
inuniformrepresentingabout50militaryunits,
veterans groups, civic and youth organizations,
police officers and firefighters entered the rear
of the facility carrying American and service
flags.
The procession marked the 29th Annual
Massing of the Colors and Memorial Day
Remembrance hosted Sunday afternoon by
the General George G. Meade chapter of the
Military Order of the World Wars.
More than 400 people attended the 90-min-
ute event, which celebrates the flag and honors
those who have served and continue to serve
the country.
“It was wonderful — all of the colors, the
young people marching with the fire depart-
ment, police,” said Barbara Childs, who
marched for American Legion Unit 19 in Bal-
timore, the oldest post in the state. “Everybody
looked so pleased coming in.”
The grand marshal and keynote speaker
was Navy Adm. Michael S. Rogers, com-
mander of U.S. Cyber Command, director of
the National Security Agency and chief of the
Central Security Service.
RetiredCol.KentMenser,aformergarrison
commander of Fort Meade, served as emcee.
Theeventalsoincludedanacknowledgment
of Gold Star family members; a demonstration
by members of the U.S. Army Drill Team;
and a concert by the U.S. Army Field Band’s
Concert Band and Soldiers’ Chorus.
A bagpiper led the official party to the
stage. In his welcome, Garrison Commander
Col. Brian P. Foley recognized the variety of
veterans, first responders and family members
in attendance.
“Today is a gathering of organizations
whose members are dedicated to protecting
and preserving the patriotic lineage of this
great country,” he said. “With us are veterans
of every conflict our nation has engaged in
since World War II.
“... We are [also] honored by the presence of
Massing of the
Colors celebrates
service, sacrifice

http://www.ftmeade.army.mil May 21, 2015 SOUNDOFF! 15
LEFT: In a “display of trust,” the drill master of the U.S. Army Drill team stands in the center as four members toss their rifles
affixed with sharpened bayonets over his head.
CENTER: Scout groups and their leaders take their place in the Pavilion after the procession.
RIGHT: Members of the U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps of Virginia accompany the Armed Forces Color Guard from
the Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region Military District of Washington.
troops and the Fort Meade Young Marines.
“It was great,” said Col. Michael Shrout of
First Army Division East, who attended with
his wife, Lisa, and their three daughters. “I like
to see all the different generations represented,
from the kids to the old veterans. It’s impor-
tant to carry on these traditions to the next
generation.”
Shrout’s daughters marched with their
respective Scout troops, including 11-year-old
Anslee of Troop 2000 in Severna Park.
“I felt really excited and happy to be a part
of it,” the fifth-grader said.
Cadets in the Meade High School Junior
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps offered sup-
port to other organizations.
“I was given a separate flag to carry,” said
Meade High sophomore Trent Dowell, 16. “It
was fun to see all the different flags represented
and people from all the branches.”
Inrecognitionof the40thanniversaryof the
end of the Vietnam War, Menser cited a series
of tragic statistics that included the number
of service members killed, wounded, taken
prisoner or who died in captivity.
In memory of the fallen, a lone bugler
played “Taps.” A Field Band vocalist then
performed the riveting “Ballad of the Green
Berets.”
But in an instant, the somber ceremony
turned festive as the Field Band played a
Motown medley from the Vietnam era.
Grinning audience members swayed their
shoulders and clapped to such hits as “I Heard
It Through The Grapevine,” “My Guy” and
“Dancing in the Streets.”
Motown was followed by Neil Diamond’s
“America” and the rousing patriotic standard
“The Stars and Stripes Forever”by John Philip
Sousa.
Among the audience members was retired
Bill Hallstead, who retired in 1981 from the Air
Force as a technical sergeant, then worked at
the National Security Agency for 19 years.
“I do this every year — visit, see all the
colors,” he said. “I’m about as patriotic as
you can get. What I enjoy most is just seeing
veterans who served before me and who served
after me.”
‘We tend to focus on
serving, but Memorial Day
is a visible reminder that
sacrifice is behind that flag.’
Navy Adm. Michael S. Rogers
U.S. Cyber Command commander,
National Security Agency director,
Central Security Service chief
Cadets in
the Meade
High School
Junior Reserve
Officers’
Training Corps
provide support
to other
organizations
during the
29th Annual
Massing of
the Colors and
Memorial Day
Remembrance
hosted by the
General George
G. Meade
chapter of the
Military Order
of the World
Wars.

News
By Fort Meade SFL-TAP Center
Directorate of Human Resources
The new Soldier Life Cycle is giving
Soldiers a more defined plan for transitioning
out of the Army.
This three-phase career cycle, implement-
ed Oct. 1, 2014, supports the Soldier for
Life initiative and prepares Soldiers from the
beginning of their military service until their
transition to civilian life with the resources
needed to equip them with the employment
skills, training, counseling and opportunities
that will enhance their marketability after
military service.
This initiative requires coordination from
several different Army agencies.
At the focal point of this campaign initia-
tive is the SFL-TAP, formerly Army Career
and Alumni Program, or ACAP.
ACAP’s mission remains the same, and has
been around since 1990. So it may take time
for Soldiers to get adjusted to the new name,
said George Matthews, transition services
manager for Fort Meade.
“It will take time. But with the SLC, Sol-
diers start identifying what our office is about
at basic training,” he said. “Afterwards, they
receive information on SFL when they first
arrive at their duty station, and throughout
their career we will actually be touching them
at various milestones.”
SLC is focused on preparing Soldiers for
transition and connecting them with mean-
ingful employment, educational opportuni-
ties and benefits from the beginning of their
military career until the end.
When the Veterans Opportunity to Work
to Hire Heroes Act went into effect in Novem-
ber 2012, huge changes were made to the
Soldier transition process. One of the most
significant changes is that the Army now
requires all separating/retiring Soldiers to start
SFL-TAP at least a year out instead of the
previous standard, which required all separat-
ing/retiring Soldiers to start 90 days prior to
separation/retirement.
“It is such a life-changing event to change
your career,” Matthews said. “It affects not
just you, but your family and people around
you. It takes more than a year to prepare
properly to go from military service to a
civilian career. So now they are going to start
preparing from inception all the way through
to transition.
“When the Army surveys separated/retired
Soldiers and ask them what is the one thing
they wish they had done differently, they over-
whelming respond that they wish they had
started the transition process earlier.”
Soldier Life Cycle is divided into three
phases. Phase I occurs during the Soldier’s
first year in the military. Soldiers receive
credentialing information regarding their
military occupational specialty and attend
an eight-hour financial readiness class during
advanced individual training.
Matthews said the U.S. Army Training
and Doctrine Command is still working with
federal and state agencies to determine which
military occupational specialty crosses over.
“What that means is, if you are a truck
driver, you might actually earn a commercial
driver’s license as part of your graduation
because you would have met the same require-
ments as the outside world,” Matthews said.
Soldiers will complete a self-assessment
with an education counselor at their first duty
station to help them complete an individual
development plan or road map of how they
want their career to progress and what needs
to happen for them to get there.
They will receive information on GI Bill
benefits and tuition assistance. They also
will meet one-on-one with a financial coun-
selor who will help them develop a one-year
budget.
In addition, the agency that provides the
installation’s in-processing papers to the Sol-
dier will verify that the service member has
an eBenefits account with the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
Phase II — the Career Phase — has two
parts: one to 10 years of service and 10 years
of service to separation or retirement.
Soldiers with one to 10 years of service
will annually review their IDPs, update their
career goals with their leaders and update
their Army Career Tracker profiles with any
educational or personal goals.
The ACT is an online tool that records
each Soldier’s accomplishments and mile-
stones throughout her or his career and can
be accessed by Soldiers, first-line leaders, and
Army groups like the Education Center, SFL-
TAP, and Retention Services to update and
benchmark each individual’s record.
During part two of the Career Phase,
Soldiers will start working on resumes’ and
thinking about what they will need when they
get out.
The final phase is the Transition Phase.
This phase will remain unchanged from what
SFL-TAP currently provides, with VA ben-
efits briefings, training and programming on
employability, résumé writing, interviewing,
and job search assistance.
Matthews said that leaders will need to
know how to use ACT to document certain
milestones.
Commanders will have to know how to
go out there and look at the unique circum-
stances of each Soldier to determine who
needs what to ensure that their new Soldiers
are meeting the requirements.
If the Soldiers are preparing to re-enlist
or are up for promotion, they will have to do
a gap analysis or a self-assessment on where
they’re at, if they met their goals and what
they need to do to meet their goals.
The Army alone has been spending more
than $500 million per year on unemployment
compensation. If the SLC helps reduce this
amount, it will make more money available
for other personnel projects or personnel
operations.
The SFL website, soldierforlife.army.mil,
features links to informational resources for
active-duty and retired Soldiers, members
of the National Guard and Army Reserve,
veterans and their families.
The SFL-TAP website, sfl-tap.army.mil, is
the website that retiring/separating Soldiers
should go to in order to formally start the
transition process.
Editor’s note: For more information, go to
the Fort Meade SFL-TAP Center located at
8501 Simonds St., Room 105 or call 301-677-
9871.
Programs change how Army preps troops for transition
By Jane M. Winand
Chief, Legal Assistance Division
If it sounds too good to be true, it prob-
ably is.
Yet too many people fall prey to promises
of quick wealth through various “miracle”
investments. The Fraud Enforcement Task
Force estimates that investors lose billions of
dollars annually from investment fraud.
Bernie Madoff, an investment advisor,
swindled more than $65 billion from investors
before being sentenced in 2009 to serve 150
years in prison.
No matter how savvy you think you are
with finances and investments, the truth is that
any one of us could become a victim of invest-
ment fraud. To protect yourself, you should
be able to identify red flags and employ the
following strategies to minimize risks to you
and your family.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Com-
mission and the Financial Industry Regula-
tory Authority have found that perpetrators
of investment fraud target their victims using
a variety of persuasion techniques.
Common characteristics of investment
fraud include overly pushy sales personnel, a
false sense of urgency to invest immediately,
unrealistic expectations of wealth, promises
of guaranteed or overly consistent investment
returns, highly complex or confusing invest-
ment strategies, and missing documentation
or discrepancies in account statements.
Should any of these red flags pop up, con-
sider the following ways to minimize risks and
protect yourself from investment fraud.
To guard against investment fraud, you
must independently conduct research about
investment opportunities and confirm the
credentials, experience and reputation of the
salesperson pitching you an idea.
Unsolicited emails and message board
postings should never be used as the sole
basis for an investment decision. If you are
unable to find current information about the
company or investment opportunity from
independent sources, it may be prudent to
decline the opportunity.
Additional basic investment information
and resources may be found online at inves-
tor.gov.
It is equally important that you assess the
background, training and experience of the
salesperson. Most investment professionals
must be properly licensed, and their firms
must be registered with the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority, the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission or a state securities
regulator.
Contact the governing regulatory authority
toconfirmthesalesperson’sclaimsandinquire
as to whether his license has ever been revoked
or suspended, or whether the salesperson has
ever been subject to disciplinary action.
Under the most frequently used securities
law anti-fraud provisions, victims of invest-
ment fraud must generally file a claim or
initiate suit within two years after the fraud is
discovered and not more than five or six years
after the fraud has occurred for their case to
be considered.
If you believe you are the victim of a fraud-
ulent investment scheme, contact the SEC
Office of Investor Advocacy at 800-732-0330
or online at www.sec.gov; FINRA at www.
finra.org/investors/investor-complaint-center;
or your state securities regulator.
Formoreinformation,scheduleanappoint-
ment with a Fort Meade Legal Assistance
attorney at 301-677-9504 or 301-677-9536.
Avoiding fraudulent investment schemes

Sports
It has been too long, Jabber Nation.
I can’t lie.
But even though I’ve been absent the
last month doing things like confer-
ences, field trips and roaming around
Turkey — an amazing experience filled
with architecture, food and really broken
English — I am struggling to get back on
the Jabber horse.
It’s not like I don’t want to write. It’s
pretty much something I have to do.
I’m also not short on things to write
about: We’re still fussing over deflated
balls; the Lakers just secured the No. 2
pick in the draft; the #1PieceMovement
is picking up steam … literally and figu-
ratively. You can join by picking up one
piece of litter off the ground each day.
The Fort Meade Cougars coach-pitch
baseball team is improving in spite of its
coach. I’ve actually hit more batters than
my batters have hits, and my strikeout
rate is higher than Dr. K’s (aka Dwight
Gooden). bit.ly/1ScrwW0
There is even David Letterman’s last
show. Even a hack could use up graphs
and graphs waxing poetic about the
gapped-tooth king of late night who is
exiting the stage after more than 30 years
of stupid pet tricks, Top Ten Lists and
hijinks. bit.ly/1PwRZ1N
So why, with all this need motivation
and content, am I apprehensive about
re-engaging with the tens and tens of
Jabber Nation members and write? I’m
sure it is a conundrum that writers way
better than me have faced before. But
here I am.
As I stare at my new, super-sized
computer monitor and ponder where
to go with this, a few things pop into
my mind. First, the new “Entourage”
movie looks stupid. Second, I saw this
article on Facebook entitled, “20 Signs
You’re Doing Better Than You Think
You Are.”
It’s a good read that explains some of
the blessings we take for granted when
bogged down in pity. bit.ly/1AeVuTY:
Little things like being able to pay bills
on time, buy a cup of coffee on a whim,
or even the fact you have made it through
tough times.
The article was compelling enough
that I sent it to the camp counselors I’m
trying to mentor, so they can see the
things we tend
to overlook do
matter.
That brings
me to Memorial
Day. My for-
mer command-
er, then-Capt.
Daryl Wright,
recently posted
that Memorial
Day really should be Memorial Week
based off of who and what we are com-
memorating.
Wright, who cleverly coined his 11th
Public Affairs Detachment out of Fort
Polk, Lousyanna, the “Wright Warriors,”
couldn’t be more correct. One day isn’t
enough to remember those who gave
their lives in defense of our country.
Their sacrifice, along with millions
of others who fortunately didn’t have to
give everything for the flag — men like
“Old Soldier” retired Command Sgt.
Maj. Raymond Moran, retired Sgt. 1st
Class Carlo DePorto and our own retired
Col. Bert Rice — have provided us a few
other things we overlook but certainly
make us better than we think we are.
But instead of turning this column
into cheese by rambling off words like
life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,
or even freedom, I’ll close with a story
from my trip to Turkey.
While in Istanbul, the progressive
center of a democratic country by most
accounts, I visited a newspaper whose
editor was apprehended in his newsroom
by cops. The government wanted him
arrested for the newspaper’s coverage of
corruption within the government — a
story that couldn’t be covered in Turkey’s
state-run media.
Enjoy the long weekend: make a bar-
becue, hit the beach, or just veg out and
watch some sports.
I’ll be at Camden Yards on Monday
celebrating Military Appreciation Day
with the Orioles.
But regardless of what you are doing,
be safe. More importantly, respect what
and whom this long weekend is for.
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
Twitter @CTJibber.
Memorial Day
Chad T. Jones,
Public Affairs
Officer
Jibber Jabber - OpinionSports Shorts
Weekly fitness challenge
Complete any of the weekly challenges at Gaffney Fitness Center this
month and receive a Strong Bands wristband.
The challenges include: swimming 2 miles per week, running 10 miles each
week or attending five group fitness classes.
Youth Sports fall registration
Registration for fall sports is underway.
Fall sports include: NFL Flag Football, tackle football, volleyball, tennis,
soccer and cheerleading.
Youth Sports is seeking volunteer coaches for every sport.
To register or for more information, go to ftmeademwr.com or call 301-677-
1179 or 301-677-1329.
Fort Meade Run Series
The annual Fort Meade Run Series continues with the Army Birthday
Summer Sizzler 5K on June 13 at 8 a.m. at the Pavilion.
Other runs in the series include:
• Football Fanfare 5K: Sept. 19, 8 a.m., Constitution Park
• Ghosts, Ghouls Goblins 5K: Oct. 24, 8 a.m., Pavilion
• Turkey Trot 5K: Nov. 21, 8 a.m., Murphy Field House
• Reindeer Run 5K: Dec. 19, 8 a.m., Murphy Field House
All runs are open to the public and include a 1-mile walk.
Pre-registration for individuals costs $15. Registration on event day costs
$25.
Preregistration costs $45 per family of three to six people and $60 on the
day of the event.
Preregistration for groups of seven to 10 runners costs $85.
All preregistered runners will receive a T-shirt.
Cosmic Bowling
The Lanes at Fort Meade offers Cosmic Bowling on Saturday nights from
7-11 p.m.
Zumba classes
Zumba is offered Wednesdays from 12:15-12:50 p.m. at Gaffney Fitness
Center.
The free class, which combines Latin dance and exotic music, is free and
open to all authorized users age 18 and older.
Aqua Zumba
Gaffney Fitness Center is offering Aqua Zumba, a class blending Zumba
and water resistance, on Mondays from 4:15-5 p.m. in the Gaffney pool.
The free class is open to authorized users age 18 and older.
Youth tennis, dodgeball
Registration for summer sports is underway.
Summer sports will include tennis and dodgeball.
To register, go online at ftmeademwr.com or call 301-677-1179.
For more Fort Meade sports, visit quickscores.com/ftmeadesports.

Sports
By Alan H. Feiler
Staff Writer
Pumping his fist into his baseball glove,
Darren O’Day surveyed a group of young-
sters standing before him last Saturday
morning at Fort Meade’s Youth Sports
Complex and grinned.
“Hey, kids,” said the lanky Orioles pitch-
er, wearing sunglasses, baseball cap and
uniform. “I’m a Major League pitcher. I’ve
pitched to Derek Jeter. So if you can hit
off me, you’re pretty good. OK, let’s get
started.”
A few moments later, O’Day was work-
ing one-on-one with a 5-year-old potential
slugger. When the boy hit a T-ball clean
off its slender perch, the 32-year-old Oriole
exclaimed, “Whoa! Nice hit, dude!”
O’Day, fellow relief pitcher Brad Brach
and retired hurler Ken Dixon were among
the members of the Orioles organization
who turned out for the team’s second annual
baseball clinic at Fort Meade.
The clinic was geared to approximately
100 Little Leaguers between the ages of 3
and 8 who participate in Child, Youth and
School Services’ Youth Sports program.
Helping out the big leaguers were Fort
Meade Little League coaches, parent vol-
unteers, and members of the Orioles’ com-
munity relations and promotions staff.
“We have a very strong partnership with
Fort Meade,” said Kristen Schultz, director
of community relations and promotions for
the Orioles. “Supporting the military is very
important to our organization.”
O’Day attended last year’s clinic as well.
The clinics offer fundamentals and instruc-
tional tips for hitting, pitching, base running
and fielding.
Dixon, 54, who pitched for the O’s from
1984 to 1987, was filling in for his friend Al
Bumbry, the former Orioles centerfielder
who attended last year’s clinic.
“He’s my boy,” Dixon said of the 68-
year-old Bumbry, who prior to his baseball
career was awarded the Bronze Star while
serving as a platoon leader during the Viet-
nam War.
After being introduced by emcee Chad
T. Jones, director of the Fort Meade Public
Affairs Office, Garrison Commander Col.
Brian P. Foley welcomed the Orioles, Little
Leaguers and parents.
Foley declared that Fort Meade is an
Orioles-designated installation, and led the
crowd in a rousing cheer of “Let’s go O’s!”
Besides participating in the clinic, the Ori-
Having a ball
Orioles teach baseball fundamentals to post youth
Baltimore Orioles pitcher Darren O’Day gives a few batting tips to 4-year-old Griffin Spellmeyer at the baseball clinic held Saturday
morning at the Youth Sports Complex.
oles organization provides the garrison with
500 free tickets for every Sunday home game
as part of the team’s four-year partnership
with the installation.
Next Monday, which is Memorial Day,
Foley will throw out the ceremonial first
pitch at the Orioles game at Camden Yards
in honor of Military Appreciation Day.
“The Orioles support this Army instal-
lation better than any other team,” he said.
“I want to thank them for being here. ... All
right, let’s play ball!”
The Little League teams — the Cougars,
Mets, Padres, Phillies and Brooklyn Park
— were divided into four groups and rotated
around fields to spend allotted amounts of
time with the big leaguers.
In his tutorials with youngsters, Brach,
29, discussed the basics of good pitching.
“The most important thing about pitch-
ing is throwing strikes,” he said. “Anyone
know how to throw a strike?”
Giving a demonstration from the mound,
he said, “Right over the plate, you see?”
Brachthenlinedupagroupof youngsters,
most of whom were wearing Orioles shirts
and caps, and encouraged them to pitch to
him as he crouched liked a catcher.
Sgt. Adrienne Spellmeyer of Delta Com-
pany, 781st Military Intelligence Battalion,
beamed while watching her 4-year-old son
Griffin pitch to Brach.
“He was in the car this morning going,
‘Let’s go, O’s!’ He was so excited,” said
Spellmeyer, a Pasadena resident and native
of Iron Mountain, Mich.
Griffin, a Cougar, concurred.
“It was fun playing baseball with Ori-
oles,” he said.
Also swelling with parental pride was Air
Force Staff Sgt. Anthony Dunlap of the
32nd Intelligence Squadron, who closely
watched his 3-year-old son A.J. learning
from Brach.
“He’s really enjoying himself,” said Dun-
lap, a Brooklyn, N.Y., native who lives in
North Laurel. “He’s an eager beaver and
really wants to play.”
Nearby, Dixon brought his young listen-
ers into a circle to discuss the ABCs of
base running. Throwing imaginary pitches,
Dixon showed the youngsters how to sprint
to first base.
“You need to run the bases properly so
you can help your team,” he said. “Make
sure you don’t forget to touch that base!
Why go through all the effort of getting a

Sports
base hit and not doing things right?”
In between shifts of ballplayers, Dixon
said he thoroughly enjoys teaching the fun-
damentals to youngsters.
“With baseball, you repeat the drills over
and over,” he said. “That makes a more
complete ballplayer.”
The lessons of baseball, Dixon said,
extend beyond the diamond.
“You can’t do it all by yourself,” he said.
“You have to work together, just like the
Army.”
A lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan, Spc.
James Koch of the 741st MI Battalion
admitted he felt conflicted about watching
his 6-year-old son Christian mixing with
Orioles.
“I can’t believe an American League
player is going to help him with batting,”
said Koch, a St. Louis native who lives on
post, with a chuckle. “But it’s very nice they
do this.
“I don’t know if [Christian] understands
these are the guys he sees on TV, but he’s
having a great time.”
Photos by Daniel Kucin Jr.
ABOVE: Branden Tenorio, 5, takes a
mighty swing during the Orioles’ second
annual baseball clinic at Fort Meade.
This year, one retired and two O’s players
taught the elements of the game to the
eager youngsters.
RIGHT: Four-year-old Caiden O’Rourke
works on the fine art of pitching during
the clinic geared for approximately 100
Little Leaguers between the ages of 3
and 8 who participate in Child, Youth and
School Services’ Youth Sports program.
Brach said he and his teammates were
having as much fun as the youngsters.
“It’sawesometobehere,”hesaid.“There’s
definitely some talent here. They’re off to a
good start. It’s just great to see so many kids
out here on a Saturday morning.”
Among the young athletes who were glad
they attended was Ysabella Corralejo, who
came with her dad, Air Force Tech Sgt.
Frank Corralejo of the 94th IS.
“It was a good day,” the 3-year-old said.
Editor’s Note: To obtain tickets to Orioles
games, go to Leisure Travel Services, 2300
Wilson St., or call 301-677-7354.
PHOTOs BY PHIL GROUT
patriot pride runRunners of all ages head out at the start of Saturday morning’s Patriot Pride
5K/10K Run, part of the annual Fort Meade Run Series. The series continues
with the Army Birthday Summer Sizzler 5K on June 13 at 8 a.m. at the Fort
Meade Pavilion. All runs are open to the public and include a 1-mile walk.
5K Results
Men:
1. Daniel Sipko 18:55.5
2. Todd Gagnon 19:12.8
3. Michael Faulkner 20:19:2
Women:
1. Danielle Thunder Hawk 20:22.8
2. Alez Szkotnicki 21:50.0
3. Autumn Jenson 21:25.2
10K Results
Men:
1. Tim K. 38:11.5
2. Justin Miller 40:55.2
3. Stephen Wills 42:13.4
Women:
1. Allison Smith 47:45.3
2. Caitlin Kohli 50:25.8
3. Elizabeth Farnum 50:45.7
Daniel Sipko crosses the finish line to
win the men’s 5K race.
Garrison Commander Col. Brian P.
Foley congratulates Allison Smith,
project lead at the installation’s Army
Wellness Center, on her first-place win
in the 10K women’s category.

Community News Notes
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.
RAB meeting tonight
The next Fort Meade Restoration
Advisory Board meeting is today at 7
p.m. at the Courtyard Marriott, 2700
Hercules Road, Annapolis Junction.
Community members are invited to
attend.
RAB meetings are held to keep
the public informed of Fort Meade’s
environmental cleanup and restoration
program and to provide opportunities for
public involvement and open discussion.
Major topics for this meeting include
updates on the legacy BRAC program
and the Nevada Avenue area.
Members of the public who would
like to learn more about the restoration
program or to become a RAB member
are encouraged to attend.
For more info, call 301-677-7999 or
visit www.ftmeade.army.mil/directorates/
dpw/environment. Click on RAB link.
SFL - TAP ‘Employer
Day’
Soldier For Life-Transition Assistance
Program is hosting “Employer Day”
today from 1-3 p.m. at McGill Training
Center, Classroom 6.
The following employers are
participating in the mini career fair:
BAE Systems, BCT LLC, Leido,
L-3 Communications, Microsoft, the
Philadelphia Fire Department, PKW
Associates, RCJ Consulting and the
Secret Service.
For more information or to register,
call 301-677-9871.
VA Resource Exhibit
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
is hosting a Resource Exhibit today from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Fort Meade Exchange.
The exhibit will provide literature,
awareness and education to service
members, veterans and families on VA
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safety expo todayFort Meade’s annual Installation Safety, Health, Wellness and Resiliency
Expo is today from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Pavilion.
The free expo features a variety of vendors promoting workplace and
recreational safety, and health and wellness tips — in addition to providing
raffles and free giveaways.
Interactive activities include a drunk driving and texting simulator designed
to expose the dangers of drunk and distracted driving.
In addition, the expo will offer blood pressure and vision screenings and
information on motorcycle safety awareness, home-fire safety awareness,
alcohol and drug awareness training, personal protective equipment, recreation
safety, fitness, suicide prevention, nutrition and occupational health.
For more information, call the Installation Safety Office at 301-677-4867 or
301-677-6241.
health care, benefits and employment
programs.
Program managers from the Washington,
D.C., VA Medical Center and the Baltimore
VA Medical Center will be on site to
provide information about health care.
A Veterans Benefits Administration
representative will be available to answer
questions about disability compensation,
education services, home loans and
eBenefits.
A representative from the VA National
Cemetery Administration will answer
questions about burial and memorial
benefits.
A representative from the Veterans
Employment Services Office also will be
available.
For more information, email VHANG-
RLiaisonGroup@va.gov.
News anchor to speak at
DMA event
Richard Lui, anchor for MSNBC and
NBC News in New York, will speak
at Defense Media Activity’s Asian-
American and Pacific Islander Heritage
Month Observance today at 1 p.m. at the
DMA, 6700 Taylor Ave.
Lui has spent more than 25 years in
business and communications. Before
arriving at MSNBC and NBC News, Lui
worked at CNN Worldwide — the first
Asian-American male to anchor a daily,
national cable news show in the U.S.
Lui’s reporting focuses on politics.
At today’s event, Lui will discuss his
background and experiences as an Asian-
American in the broadcast news industry
and as a volunteer working in civil rights.
For more information, call 301-222-
6508.
NAF warehouse sale
The NAF Property Warehouse Sale will
be held at the Fort Meade Pavilion.
Items include campers, exercise
equipment and paintball trailers.
• Preview: Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Active-duty service members: May 28,
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Open to the public: May 29, 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
All items will be sold “as is” and must
be moved at the time of purchase.
Cash and carry only. No refunds, no
returns.
For more information, go to
ftmeademwr.com.
Army Career Days
Army Career Days will be held
May 29-30 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at
McGlachlin Parade Field.
The free event is open to the public.
Multiple career fields, interactive
displays and a Blackhawk helicopter will
be featured.
Entertainment will be provided by
The Volunteers of the U.S. Army Field
Band, the Old Guard Fife and Drum
Corps, and the U.S. Army Drill team.
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Army Birthday Breakfast
The Francis Scott Key, Fort Meade
Chapter, Association of the United
States Army will host a breakfast
June 12 at 7:30 a.m. at Club Meade in
celebration of the Army Birthday/Flag
Day.
The guest speaker is Medal of Honor
recipient retired Lt. Col. Alfred Rascon.
Tickets cost $10 and are available
at the Fort Meade Community Credit
Union.
A limited number of tickets will be
available at the door.
Unit leaders wishing to purchase
blocks of tickets should contact retired
Sgt. Maj. Jim Gilbert at 301-875-3521.
Farmers market to open in
June
The Fort Meade Farmers Market,
which will run from June 10 to Sept.
9, will be held every Wednesday from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fort Meade
Pavilion.
Open to the public, the farmers
market will feature a variety of fresh
fruit, vegetables, flowers, breads, hot
food lunch options and more.
3579 or 301-252-8688.
Freedom Inn opens
indefinitely to DoD
civilians
Until further notice, the Freedom Inn

Community News Notes
Dining Facility will start allowing DoD
civilian employees, contractors and retirees
to dine in the facility Monday and Friday
for breakfast and lunch, and Tuesday
through Thursday for lunch only.
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.
Meet the author
A “meet the author” event featuring
Antonio Elmaleh, author of “The Ones
They Left Behind,” will be held June 9
from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Fort
Meade Museum, 4674 Griffin Ave.
Bring a brown-bag lunch.
“The Ones They Left Behind” is a
sweeping account of post-Civil War Amer-
ica told through the eyes of Harriman
Hickenlooper, a Civil War veteran who sets
out to heal the wounds of a country by
recreating Sherman’s March to the sea.
Harriman’s fictionalized journey is
inspired by an actual Union veteran sol-
dier’s march for peace in post-Civil War
America.
For more information, go to ftmeadem-
wr.com.
Preschool openings
Openings for the preschool program
at Meade High School are available.
Enrollment is open to ages 3 1/2 to 5.
The program runs from late October
until the first week of May,
Cost for three days a week is $40 per
semester.
For applications, go to the main office
at Meade High School.
For more information, email Rebecca
Schroeder, preschool lab program
director, at rschroeder@aacps.org or call
410-674-7710.
Cooking Matters
Commissary Tours
The next Cooking Matters
Commissary Tours Challenge are
May 29 and June 15 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.
Expressions of MacArthur
MacArthur Middle School will host
“Expressions of MacArthur” on May 27
from 6-7:30 p.m.
The event will feature displays by stu-
dents who will explain how their audio,
visual and kinesthetic inquiry-learning
not only benefits them in their class-
rooms, but also in the real world.
For more information, contact
Heather Giustiniani, International
Baccalaureate Programme coordinator,
at 410-674-0032 or hgiustiniani@aacps.
org.
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.
• Credit Management: Tuesday, 9-11 a.m.
• First Term Financial Readiness
(online): May 26, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Resume Writing Workshop: June 2,
9 a.m. to noon
This workshop will provide tips on
winning resume styles, the importance
of cover letters and tips on following up.
• Dollars and Sense: June 2, 9 a.m. to
noon
Topics include: basic budgeting,
financial goals and priorities, saving and
investing, and managing credit.
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: Today, 9:30-11:30
a.m.
• Job Search Strategies: Tuesday, 9 a.m.
to noon
• Stress Management: June 2, 9-11
a.m.
• Medial Records Review: Appointment
required
To register or for more information, call
301-677-9017 or 301-677-9018.
Storytime
The Children’s Library offers pre-
kindergarten Storytime on Thursdays at
9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at Kuhn Hall,
4415 Llewellyn Ave.
• Today: “Don’t Be Square!” - Stories
about shapes
• May 28: “D is for Dinosaur” - Stories
about dinosaurs
Graduation celebration
Graduating high school seniors are
invited for a graduation celebration on
June 1 at 4 p.m. at the Teen Center.
The event will feature cupcakes,
balloons and a gift.
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Also, look for coverage of the Meade
High School graduation in the June 11
issue of Soundoff!
Youth Center classes
• Dance classes for ages 3 and older
will be offered every Tuesday and
Thursday from June 2-11.
Cost is $35 and up, depending on age
of child and class.
• Tumbling classes for children ages
18 months and older are offered every
Monday and Wednesday from June 1-10.
Cost varies with child’s age.
To register or for more information,
call 301-677-1149.
Youth Center event
The Youth Center is offering Asian-
Pacific Islander American Adventures for
grades six to eight on Friday from 5:30-7
p.m.
The free event will feature a lumpia and
pansit cooking lesson and karaoke.
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Out About
• National Trails Day walk event will
be held June 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
Kinder Farm Park, 1001 Kinder Farm
Park Road, Millersville. The 5K and
10K route begins between 9 and 1 p.m.
at the River Birch Pavilion.
The new KFP Visitors Center features
displays from early farm life in Anne
Arundel County.
A new Tobacco Barn Museum was
opened recently. Antique tractors and
a working sawmill are in the farm
complex area. The Kinder Farm House
will be open for tours. Several modern
playgrounds are in the park.
www.mdvolks.org/freestate/; email
wahasse1798@verizon.net; or call 410-
437-2164.
• Port Discovery Children’s Museum
and OneMain Financial have joined
forces to Salute the Troops.
From now until June 30, all active-
duty military personnel and veterans
will receive free admission, plus a $2
admission discount for each of their
guests, to the museum located at 35
Market Place in Baltimore.
Port Discovery also will offer free
“Museum on the Road” programs to
several schools at Fort Meade.
portdiscovery.org or call 410-727-8120.
• Enjoy wine, craft beers and food
from a variety of local restaurants and
caterers on May 28 from 5-9 p.m. at the
Howard County Conservancy, 10520
Old Frederick Road, Woodstock.
Listen to bluegrass while strolling
through the Conservancy’s three-acre
native plant garden. Browse the large
silent auction of artwork, getaways,
dining and more.
Admission costs $55. For more
information, go to http://www.
hcconservancy.org.
• Tickets are available at Leisure
Travel Services for the UniverSoul
Circus performance on June 2 at
Security Square Mall in Baltimore. Cost
is $19.50.
For more information, call LTS at
301-677-7354.
• The U.S. Army Soldier Show will
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perform June 9 at 7 p.m. at the Warner
Theatre. in Washington, D.C. The
production is a high-energy song and
dance show performed by active-duty
Soldiers.
Tickets are required and will soon be
available at Leisure Travel Services, 2300
Wilson St.
For more information, visit
ftmeademwr.com or call 301-677-7354.
• Leisure Travel Services is offering its
next monthly bus trip to New York City
on June 13, with discounts to attractions.
Bus cost is $60. For more information, call
LTS at 301-677-7354 or visit ftmeademwr.
com.
• 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.
• Society of Military Widows meets for
brunch the fourth Sunday of the month
at 1 p.m. at the Lanes. The next meeting is
Sunday. For more information, call Betty
Jones at 410-992-1123.
• Calling All Dads for expecting fathers
and fathers with children of all ages will
meet June 1 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the
Family Advocacy Program Center, 2462
85th Medical Battalion Ave.
Children are welcome. Registration is
required.
• 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 June
1.
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.
• Monthly Prayer Breakfast, hosted by
the Garrison Chaplain’s Office, is held the
first Thursday of every month at 7 a.m. at
Club Meade.
The next prayer breakfast is June 4.
There is no cost for the buffet. Donations
are optional. All Fort Meade employees,
family members, and civilian and military
personnel are invited.
• Meade Rod and Gun Club meets the
first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at
Perry’s Restaurant and Odie’s Pub at 1210
Annapolis Road, Odenton, in the banquet
hall in back of the building. The next
meeting is June 4. Dinner is served at 6 p.m.
• National Alliance on Mental Illness of
Anne Arundel County offers a free support
group for families with a loved one suffering
from mental illness on the first Thursday
of every month at 7 p.m. at the Odenton
(West County) Library, 1325 Annapolis
Road. The next meeting is June 4. For more
information, visit namiaac.org.
• 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
June 6. 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.
• 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 June 8. 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.
• Spanish Christian Service is conducted
Sundays at 1 p.m. at the Cavalry Chapel
located at 8465 Simonds St. and 6th
Armored Cavalry Road.
For more information, call Elias Mendez
at 301-677-7314 or 407-350-8749.
• Couples Communication Group,
sponsored by Army Community Service,
meets every Monday from 2:30-3:30 p.m.
at the Community Readiness Center, 830
Chisholm Ave.
For more information, call Celena
Flowers or Katherine Lamourt at 301-677-
5590.
• Cub Scout Pack 377 invites boys in
first through fifth grades, or ages 7 to 10,
to attend its weekly Monday meetings at 6
p.m. at Argonne Hills Chapel Center.
For more information, email Cubmaster
Christopher Lassiter at pack377_cm@
yahoo.com or Committee Chairperson
Marco Cilibert at pack377_cc@yahoo.com.
• Boy Scout Troop 379 meets Mondays
at 7 p.m. at Argonne Hills Chapel
Center on Rockenbach Road. The troop
is actively recruiting boys ages 11 to
18. For more information, email Lisa
Yetman, at lisayetman@verizon.net
or Wendall Lawrence, Scoutmaster, at
lawrencewendall@juno.com.
• Catholic Women of the Chapel meets
every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. for prayer and
Bible study in the Main Post Chapel, 4419
Llewellyn Ave. Monthly programs are held
Mondays at 6:30 p.m. The group is open to
all women in the community ages 18 and
older — active duty, retiree and civilian
— for prayer, faith fellowship, and service.
For more information, email Mariana Yinh
at themariana@yahoo.com.
• American Legion Post 276 is open to
veterans and active-duty service members
at 8068 Quarterfield Road in Severn.
Breakfast may be purchased beginning at
9 a.m. Lunches may be purchased from
11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Happy Hour is 4-6
p.m. Dinner may be purchased at 6 p.m.
on Fridays and the fourth Sunday of every
month.
Membership discounts are offered
for active-duty military. For more
information, call 410-969-8028 or visit
americanlegionpost276.org.
RECREATION
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 21
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 June 12
Friday: “Woman in Gold” (PG-13). Maria Alt-
mann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on
the Austrian government to recover artwork she
believes rightfully belongs to her family. With
Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Brühl.
Saturday: “The Longest
Ride” (PG-13). After
an automobile crash,
the lives of a young
couple intertwine with
a much older man, as
he reflects back on a
past love. With Scott
Eastwood, Britt Rob-
ertson, Alan Alda.
Sunday: “Furious
Seven” (PG-13). Deck-
ard Shaw seeks revenge
against Dominic Toret-
to and his family for his
comatose brother. With
Vin Diesel, Paul Walker,
Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham.
May 29 30: “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2” (PG).
Mall cop Paul Blart heads to Vegas with his
teenage daughter before she heads off to college.
But safety never takes a holiday and when duty
calls, Blart answers. With Kevin James, Raini
Rodriguez, Eduardo Verastegui.
May 31: “Unfriended” (R). A group of online
chat room friends find themselves haunted by a
mysterious, supernatural force using the account
of their dead friend. With Heather Sossaman,
Matthew Bohrer, Courtney Halverson.
June 5 7: “Avengers: Age of Ultron” (PG-13).
When Tony Stark and Bruce Banner try to jump-
start a dormant peacekeeping program called
Ultron, things go horribly wrong and it’s up to
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes to stop the villainous
Ultron from enacting its terrible plans. With Rob-
ert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo.
June 6 12: “The Age of Adaline” (PG-13). A
young woman, born at the turn of the 20th cen-
tury, is rendered ageless after an accident. After
many solitary years, she meets a man who com-
plicates the eternal life she has settled into. With
Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Harrison Ford.

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