Soundoff November 20, 2014

Soundoff!´
vol. 66 no. 46 Published in the interest of the Fort Meade community November 20, 2014
Final wish
Wife’s request
reunites veteran with
son buried at Meade
page 4
UPCOMING EVENTS
friday, 7 p.m.: Karaoke Night - The Lanes
Saturday, 8 a.m.: Turkey Trot 5K Run & 1-Mile Walk - Murphy Field House
Nov. 27, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. & 2:30-4:30 p.m.: Thanksgiving Day Buffet - Club Meade
Nov. 27, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.: Thanksgiving Day Meal - Freedom Inn
Dec. 12, 5 P.m.-6 p.m.: Holiday Tree Lighting - Parade Field
nations Unite
Ceremony honors
German and Italian
POW’s buried at Meade
page 3
Show OF
appreciation
Photo by Daniel Kucin Jr.
Children enjoy carnival rides during Military Family Appreciation Day on Nov. 8 at the Child, Youth and School Services Sports Complex. The
event was sponsored by the Fort Meade Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation as part of Military Family Appreciation Month.
For more, see Page 12.

Commander’s Column
Soundoff!´
Editorial Staff
Garrison Commander
Col. Brian P. Foley
Garrison Command
Sgt. Maj. Rodwell L. Forbes
Public Affairs Officer
Chad T. Jones
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Editor Dijon Rolle
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Assistant Editor & Senior Writer
Rona S. Hirsch
Staff Writer Lisa R. Rhodes
Staff Writer Shari Rosen
Design Coordinator Timothy Davis
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’Tis The Season For Giving
As we enjoy the last vestiges of this year’s
beautiful fall foliage and head out the door
each day into the brisk, clear, autumn air,
we are vividly reminded that we are quickly
approaching the holiday season — the time of
year when we give thanks for our many bless-ings,
and also give to others in a spirit of love
and fellowship.
The annual season of giving through
the Combined Federal Campaign has been
underway since Sept. 15. This year’s theme is
“Together We Serve, Together We Give,” which
is indicative of the inherent commitment we as
federal employees display daily to our country,
our peers and our communities.
CFC provides us with an opportunity to
make a difference in the lives of those in need
— to help sustain community, state, national
and international health, educational, environ-mental
and human services.
For more than 50 years, through contribu-tions
to the CFC, federal employees in the
Chesapeake Bay area have supported wounded
warriors, responded to disasters, supported
medical research, fed the hungry, housed the
homeless, cared for animals, strengthened com-munities,
and supported other acts of charity
and goodwill.
Last year, in one of the most unpredictable
fiscal climates in a generation, our Chesapeake
Bay Area Campaign was simply amazing. We
endured crippling government furloughs and a
complete government shutdown, but we more
than proved our resiliency as federal profes-sionals
by raising more than $6 million for
CFC charities.
This was the third largest total of all CFC
regions in the United States.
This year’s campaign offers more choices
than ever through “Universal Giving,” which
expands the number of charities represented
to more than 24,000. Universal Giving offers
the opportunity for federal personnel in our
campaign area to not only pledge to CFC
charities in our local community, but also
pledge to CFC charities in other local com-munities
as well.
If you are interested in donating to a
hometown cause or any of a variety of chari-ties
throughout the U.S., you now have the
opportunity to do so. Those local charities
approved outside of our campaign area will
not be printed in this year’s guide, but are easily
searchable on our website at cbacfc.org, using
the “Charity Search” feature.
One doesn’t have to go far to find people in
need. Many of our family members, friends
and neighbors will, at some point, benefit
from the services of charities participating in
the CFC. Whether it’s advances in medical
research, support for our aging parents, the
environment,
or support for
the families
of our injured
and fallen
warriors, we
all have some-thing
to gain
by supporting
the program.
When we
think about
Col. Jeremy M. Martin
CFC, we
DINFOS Commandant
should think
about community. The CFC acronym also
translates to “Caring for Community.” Wheth-er
it’s local, regional, national or international,
the fabric of our giving is kneaded together by
community. When we give through the CFC,
we are caring for our communities — no mat-ter
where they are.
As we head into the second and final leg of
this year’s campaign, I encourage the leaders
of our outstanding Fort Meade garrison to
emphasize CFC in their communications in
support of our efforts to achieve 100 percent
contact: to provide the outstanding federal,
military and contract employees on our gar-rison
an opportunity to give to the charity of
their choice.
Our 26th president, Theodore Roosevelt,
issued these insightful words in a Thanksgiv-ing
proclamation over a century ago: “Let us
remember that, as much has been given us,
much will be expected from us, and that true
homage comes from the heart as well as from
the lips, and shows itself in our deeds.”
“Together we serve, together we give.”
Editor’s note: Col. Jeremy Martin is the cam-paign
chairman of the Chesapeake Bay Area
Combined Federal Campaign.
Commander’s Open Door
Garrison Commander Col. Brian P. Foley
has an open door policy.
All service members, retirees, govern-ment
employees, family members or com-munity
members age 18 or older are invited
to address issues or concerns to the com-mander
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 neces-sary
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or more information, call 301-677-
4844.
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News
Fort Meade pays tribute to German and Italian POWs
By Lisa R. Rhodes
Staff Writer
In September 1943, the first shipment
of more than 1,500 Italian and 58 German
prisoners of World War II arrived at Fort
Meade for internment.
According to the Fort Meade Museum,
at times Camp Meade housed more than
2,000 POWs.
By the end of the war, two Italian
POWs and 33 German POWs were buried
in the Main Post Cemetery.
On Sunday, Fort Meade acknowledged
these service members during its annual
German and Italian Wreath-Laying Cer-emony.
In his remarks, Garrison Commander
Col. Brian P. Foley said that at the time
the POWs were buried, they were consid-ered
enemies.
“But it is far more accurate to say that
our nation was in conflict with their lead-ers
than we were in conflict with these
men — these soldiers and sailors who are
buried here,” Foley said.
The solemn event was held as part of
Volkstrauertag, the German National Day
of Mourning, a public holiday in Germany
observed two Sundays before the first day
of Advent. The holiday commemorates all
those who died in armed conflicts or as
the victims of violent oppression.
Since 2011, honoring the POWs who
died at Fort Meade has been a joint cer-emony.
The 30-minute event took place in chilly
weather, with the Defense Information
School Joint Color Guard posting and
retiring the colors. Garrison Chaplain
(Col.) Warren Kirby gave the invocation
and the benediction.
Trooper 1st Class Jenna Turner, bugler
for the Maryland State Police, played Taps
at the end of the event. A luncheon was
later held at Club Meade.
Prior to the ceremony, members of the
Fort Meade German Wives’ Club placed
daisies and carnations on the German
graves, as well as German flags. Two
Italian flags were displayed at the respec-tive
graves of the Italian POWs as well.
Honoring the German POWs has become
a key activity for the club.
During the ceremony, Foley spoke of
the shared truce between the United States,
Germany and Italy that exists today.
“Those of us who are service men
and women of all branches share a bond
that does not know national borders,” he
said. “We share a bond of selfless service
towards our fellow citizens, a bond of
sacrifice, and often a bond of suffering
that brings all men and women together
— regardless of language, nationality or
government.”
Foley said that today, the United States,
Germany and Italy are united in a com-mon
cause, as he did when he served
alongside Italian and German service
members in the mountains of Afghanistan
in 2002.
“Today we fight together as brothers
and sisters in arms, dedicated to keeping
our world safe from terrorism and mind-less
ideology,” Foley said.
According to the Fort Meade Museum
website, the German and Italian POWS
worked on farmland in the surrounding
area and built bridges on post.
The most prominent of those buried on
the installation is Werner Henke, a Ger-man
submariner. The captain is the sole
German navy officer buried along with
the enlisted German soldiers.
At the time that Henke’s U-boat was
sunk by U.S. forces on April 9, 1944,
he was the leading U-boat ace of active
U-boat commanders. Henke, who was
captured by U.S. naval forces, was shot
while trying to escape from a secret inter-rogation
center at Fort Hunt, Va.
Capt. Juergen Looft, German military
attaché, said the German National Day
of Mourning is “a day of silence and
contemplation, one of sympathy and com-miseration.”
He said the day is set aside to remember
the victims of violence and war — chil-dren,
women and men of all nations.
“We remember the soldiers who died
in the two world wars and the people
who lost their lives through acts of war
as prisoners, expellees or refugees,” Looft
said. “We remember those who were per-secuted
and killed because they belonged
to another nation or to another race or
whose lives were not deemed worth living
owing to illness or disability.”
Col. Rodolfo Sganga, Italian military
attaché, said that as an Italian soldier it
was an honor to pay tribute to his fallen
Italian comrades and “to pay respect to
all the soldiers who gave their lives for
their countries, for their beliefs and for
their people, regardless of what flag they
were serving.”
Sganga recalled Italy’s history during
World War II when “a dictatorship decid-ed
to plunge honest and generous people
in a tremendous and bloody war.”
He said that during that time, more
than 50,000 Italian soldiers were brought
to the United States as POWs.
Sganga spoke of peace as a “precious
but fragile gift” and said a brief prayer for
Garrison Commander
Col. Brian P. Foley (far
left); Capt. Juergen Looft,
German military attaché;
and Col. Rodolfo Sganga,
Italian military attaché,
participate in Fort Meade’s
annual German and Italian
Wreath-Laying Ceremony
on Sunday. The event
acknowledges the 33
German and two Italian
prisoners of World War II
who are buried in the Main
Post Cemetery.
photo by nate pesce
both of the Italian POWs buried here.
After the remarks, Foley, Looft, Sgan-ga
and Garrison Command Sgt. Maj.
Rodwell L. Forbes slowly walked to the
wreaths representing Germany’s and Ita-ly’s
fallen.
Looft and Sganga moved their respec-tive
wreaths into place, with help from
two foreign exchange students at Arundel
High School.
Emelie Plentz, 17, from Germany, and
Elena Puddu, 17, from Italy, were invited
by the high school to participate in the
event.
Plentz said she was grateful that the
American people “reach across the Atlan-tic”
to build relationships with the Ger-man
and Italian people.
She said the study of World War II is
“very present” in Germany in order to
learn lessons for the future.
Puddu said the ceremony was “a good
thing” and an important occasion to meet
and honor people from her country.
Maria Vann, vice president of the Ger-man
Wives’ Club, said she has been com-ing
to Fort Meade for decades to decorate
the graves of the POWs.
“It’s a tradition,” Vann said. “I grew up
during the war, so it’s important to me.”
Editor’s note: More photos are available
at www.flickr.com/photos/ftmeade.
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News
Veteran buried with infant son in post cemetery
By Lisa R. Rhodes
Staff Writer
Sabina Bubczyk’s request for the burial
of her late husband, Spc. Class 5/Sgt. (P)
Christian David Bubczyk Sr., was hon-ored
Oct. 23 when the garrison conducted
a funeral for the veteran at the Main Post
Cemetery on Rock Avenue.
The couple’s infant son Jesse Chris-topher
was buried in the cemetery on
March 31, 1955. Bubczyk was buried
with his son.
Bubczyk, a veteran of World War II
and the Korean War, was buried with his
dog tags and given military honors by
Soldiers from the 902nd Military Intel-ligence
Group.
Sabina Bubczyk, who was not well
enough to attend the funeral, requested
that a single rose be placed with her hus-band
on her behalf.
Mary Staab, director of the Director-ate
of Plans, Training, Mobilization and
Security, which planned and executed
the burial, said burial at the Main Post
Cemetery is unusual because it has been
closed since the late 1960s.
In addition to Bubczyk’s infant son, a
number of children of service members
are buried in the cemetery.
“The service members and spouses of
these children may request and are eli-gible
to be buried with their children as
subsequent burials, although the cemetery
remains closed,” Staab said. “It is only
subsequent burials, those associated with
someone already buried in the Main Post
Cemetery, that are permitted.”
Sabina Bubczyk contacted the garrison
and requested the burial for her husband,
while also providing the necessary docu-mentation
and details for the funeral.
Several garrison organizations helped
to coordinate the burial, including the
Directorate of Public Works, Casual-ty
Assistance Office, Religious Support
Office and Headquarters Command Bat-talion.
The last burial at the Main Post Cem-etery
took place in the late 1960s.
PHOTO BY Spc. LaVance Stinson
Father (Maj.) George L. Okoth, Fort Meade’s Catholic priest, renders final respect with a solemn salute of farewell
to Spc. Class 5/Sgt (P) Christian David Bubczyk Sr. during his funeral on Oct. 23 at the Main Post Cemetery. The
veteran of World War II and the Korean War was buried alongside his infant son Jesse Christopher, who was buried
in the cemetery on March 31, 1955.
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Garrison BOSS Representative Cpl. Victoria M. Johnson at 301-677-6868.

News
Sailors build homes for Veterans Day
By Mass Communication Spc. 2nd Class
David R. Finley Jr.
U.S. Fleet Cyber Command
U.S. 10th Fleet Public Affairs
Fort Meade Sailors participated in
Habitat for Humanity during the Ches-apeake’s
2014 Veterans Day Build in
Baltimore on Nov. 8.
A team of more than 75 active and
retired service members from the Bal-timore
area, including seven U.S. Fleet
Cyber Command/U.S. 10th Fleet Sail-ors,
assisted in the reconstruction of 10
homes on McCabe Avenue.
“The Veterans Day Build is a great
opportunity for veterans to give back to
the local community,” said Chief Petty
Officer Jamie Marlow, FCC/C10F vol-unteer.
“I think military volunteers have
skills and are willing to work hard to get
the job done.”
Marlow strongly supports Habitat for
Humanity of the Chesapeake and has
volunteered with the organization for the
past four years, he said.
“Volunteering with Habitat for Human-ity
invigorates and inspires me to be part
of something greater than myself, just
like my military service,” Marlow said.
Habitat for Humanity of the Chesa-peake’s
mission is to provide individuals
and families in Anne Arundel County,
Baltimore City, Baltimore County and
Howard County with the knowledge and
opportunity to purchase a decent, afford-able
home.
“It is good to give back and let the
community know we are committed to
helping them,” said Navy Petty Officer
1st Class Carlos Shelmire, an FCC/C10F
volunteer.
Photo by Mass Communication Spc. 2nd Class David R. Finley Jr.
Seaman Khindell Shelley participates in an improvement project for Habitat
for Humanity of the Chesapeake’s 2014 Veterans Day Build in Baltimore on
Nov. 8.
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Habitat for Humanity depends on vol-unteers
to complete its projects and keep
building costs down.
“It is rewarding to know our work on
this project will directly support fami-lies
in finding affordable housing,” said
Seaman Khindell Shelley, FCC/C10F
volunteer.
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News
Storyteller shares Native American folktales
By Lisa R. Rhodes
Staff Writer
When Dovie Thompson was a child,
her grandmother shared with her stories
of Native American myths and legends to
share with future generations.
Over the years Thompson, who is a
Lakota/Kiowa Apache American, studied
and taught Native studies and became a
professional storyteller.
Thompson recounted her heritage as
guest speaker for Fort Meade’s annual
National American Indian Heritage Month
Observance held Nov. 13 at McGill Train-ing
Center.
The hourlong event, sponsored by Fort
Meade’s Equal Opportunity Office and the
902nd Military Intelligence Group, also
featured a cultural display and catered
lunch.
“It was a wonderful event,” said Sgt.
1st Class Thomas Duffner of the 741st
MI Battalion. “It was so well done and
engaging.”
The observance began with a rendition
of the national anthem by Terry R. Click-ner,
a special agent with the 902nd MI.
The invocation was delivered by Chaplain
(Maj.). Rick Stevenson, the chaplain for
the unit. Stevenson read a Native Ameri-can
prayer translated by Native American
Chief Yellowheart.
During her presentation, Thompson dis-cussed
her heritage. Her family once lived
on the Ogala/Lakota Pine Ridge Indian
reservation in South Dakota and later
migrated to Chicago.
“I was taught to speak of those who
came before,” she said. “Without those who
came before, I would not be here and would
have nothing to say.”
Thompson said her grandmother, also
named Dovie, taught her folktales from
her paternal ancestors to teach her about
human nature and Native culture.
Her grandmother was the first in the
family to speak English, wear American
clothes and live in an American-style home.
She married a Scottish-American.
Despite her accommodation of Ameri-can
culture, Thompson said her grand-mother
“was not American.”
“She said, ‘I have jewelry that is older
than this country,’ ” Thompson said of
her grandmother. “And she was right. The
necklace she gave me when I came of age
was 8,000 years old.”
Thompson recalled that as a child, she
integrated the public schools in Fort Worth,
Texas, but her classmates did not know it.
“Their history books said we were
extinct,” Thompson said.
Her grandmother, she said, told her:
“Don’t be angry. Teach.”
Thompson earned a bachelor’s degree in
Native studies from Rockford University in
Illinois and went on to teach high school.
She also became a social worker in Native
American community centers.
Later, she taught Native studies and
Native literature at the University of Hart-ford
in Connecticut.
Thompson eventually left formal teach-ing
and became a storyteller. She said that
her grandmother considered stories to be
the “kindest and most respectful way to
correct ignorance.”
Thompson then told the audience a
folktale about a trickster named the Camp
Swallower that disguised itself as a baby in
the woods in order to terrify a local Native
village.
She also told the story of a spider that
disguised itself as a handsome man to steal
the wisdom of a village sage.
After she finished, Thompson thanked
the service members in the audience for
their commitment and sacrifice.
“I want to thank you all for what you
do for this land,” Thompson said. “You
are people who care for the land and for
the land’s people.”
After the presentation, Col. John Bonin,
commander of the 902nd MI, and Garrison
Command Sgt. Maj. Rodwell L. Forbes
presented Thompson with a plaque of
appreciation.
Members of the audience had an oppor-tunity
to view posters of noteworthy Native
Americans and displays of Native Ameri-can
cultural artifacts, while dining on a
Native American lunch provided by Ange-la’s
Catering in Baltimore.
Tony Devlin, director of the Army Coun-terintelligence
Center at the 902nd MI, said
he enjoyed the presentation.
“I enjoy Native American stories,” he
said. “It was great.”
photo by nate pesce
Dovie Thompson, a Lakota/Kiowna Apache American and professional sto-ryteller,
shares a Native American folktale during her guest speech for Fort
Meade’s annual National American Indian Heritage Month observance on
Nov. 13. The hourlong event was held at McGill Training Center and featured
posters of noteworthy Native Americans, displays of cultural artifacts and a
catered Native American lunch.
‘I was taught to speak of
those who came before.
Without those who came
before, I would not be
here ...’
Dovie Thompson
Native American storyteller

News
Nothing to sneeze at: Tips to prevent the flu
By Lauren A. Shirey
Program Evaluator
U.S. Army Public Health Command
The change in season brings a greater
risk of seasonal influenza, more commonly
known as the flu.
Although the flu can occur at any time of
year, there is usually a large increase in the
number of people affected October to May.
Flu can cause serious problems and has
the potential to threaten Army mission and
readiness. Each year, more than 30,000 peo-ple
in the United States die and more than
200,000 people are hospitalized because of
seasonal flu.
Signs and symptoms of the flu include:
fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy
nose, muscle or body aches, headaches, chills
and feeling tired or having low energy. Some
individuals also may experience vomiting
and diarrhea.
People also can be infected with the
flu and have symptoms like these without
fever.
The flu is an illness caused by one or more
viruses. It spreads easily, either when some-one
with the flu talks, coughs or sneezes and
droplets containing the person’s germs come
into contact with your mouth, nose or eyes.
You can also contract the flu if you touch
something that has the flu virus on it and
then touch your eyes, mouth or nose.
Seasonal flu is not the same as the stom-ach
flu, although they can have similar
symptoms like vomiting and diarrhea. Sea-sonal
flu is a respiratory disease and not a
stomach or intestinal disease.
By taking just a few steps, you can prevent
the flu. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention recommend taking the fol-lowing
three actions to fight the flu:
1. Get the flu vaccine each year.
This is the best way to prevent the flu,
and it is required each year for active-duty
service members, National Guard, Army
Reserve and health care personnel who pro-vide
direct patient care in military Medical
Treatment Facilities.
The vaccine is also recommended for all
other beneficiaries age 6 months and older.
Caregivers of young children should receive
the vaccine, especially those who care for
infants younger than 6 months old. Adults
age 65 and older, pregnant women, children
and those with chronic health conditions like
asthma or diabetes are at higher risk for seri-ous
problems from the flu and should get the
vaccine as soon as it becomes available.
2. Stop the spread of germs in everyday
activities.
• Wash your hands often with soap and
water, for at least 20 seconds. When you do
not have access to soap and water use an
alcohol-based hand rub.
• Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue
when you sneeze or cough, and throw the
used tissue away.
• Cough or sneeze in your upper sleeve or
elbow when you don’t have any tissue.
• Avoid touching your mouth, nose or
eyes.
• Disinfect commonly used surfaces and
objects such as doorknobs and toys.
• Keep away from people who may be
sick.
• Stay home from school, work or other
group settings if you are sick, except to
obtain medical care or to get items that
you need.
• Maintain good health habits by living
the Performance Triad, a top priority of
the Army surgeon general, which includes
getting at least seven to eight hours of sleep
every 24 hours, being active and eating
healthy.
• Take antiviral medicine if your health
care provider gives it to you.
This medicine cannot cure the flu. How-ever,
it can make the illness shorter and can
also prevent more serious problems.
Antiviral medicine must be prescribed by
a health care provider. The medicine works
best when started within two days of get-ting
sick. Follow your health care provider’s
instructions for taking the medicine.
Linking Networking Websites To Job Search
ACS social media workshop aids job seekers
By Shari Rosen
Staff Writer
LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter are
just a few of the social media platforms
that job seekers can use to expand their
career search, according to Fort Meade’s
Army Community Service staff.
About 25 community members, includ-ing
military spouses and transitioning
service members, gathered Nov. 13 at the
Soldier and Family Assistance Center to
learn more about employing these social
media sites in their job search.
“Hopefully, [I will] find new ways to
find a job since I’ve been looking since I
first got here,” said Marsha McKinney, a
military spouse who has lived in Odenton
since April.
The three-hour course was led by Ana
Brown, ACS Employment Readiness spe-cialist,
and Rose Holland, ACS Employ-ment
Readiness manager.
The first half of the course, taught by
Brown, focused on the uses of LinkedIn,
a professional social media network. The
second half of the workshop, led by Hol-land,
explained the various ways to utilize
Facebook and Twitter in the job hunt.
“This class is very informative,” said
Master Sgt. Wayne Aragon of the White
House Communications Agency. “I’m
learning a lot in terms of how to navigate
the website [LinkedIn]. I wasn’t really
familiar on how LinkedIn worked, so I’m
getting a lot of knowledge from it.”
The course began with a YouTube
video “Social Media Revolution 2014,”
which detailed statistics about social
media’s prevalence. For example, 80 per-cent
of recruiters use social media for
recruitment, and Facebook added 200
million users in less than a year after the
website launched in 2004.
“Some of us are staying behind. We
aren’t catching up,” Brown said. “We
decided to create this class to cultivate
interest toward this [social media] phe-nomenon.”
For 90 minutes, Brown detailed aspects
of LinkedIn that job seekers can leverage
to help with their search. She said that
a LinkedIn profile picture should look
professional and that LinkedIn users
should utilize key words in their profiles
to attract recruiters.
“Your [LinkedIn] summary needs to
reflect your strengths, what you are capa-ble
of doing,” Brown said.
Holland mentioned there are different
LinkedIn guidelines that apply to tran-sitioning
service members. She said she
saw the LinkedIn profile of a Reservist
who had been searching for work for
eight months.
“If you were not connected to the mili-tary,
you would not understand anything
in his profile,” Holland said.
Service members should make sure
the general public can easily understand
their profiles, Holland said. Transitioning
service members should not use profile
pictures in which they are in uniform
because employers will assume they are
still on active duty.
“I would suggest [using] a civilian email
[address] if you are transitioning,” Hol-land
said.
In the second half of class, Holland
focused on Facebook privacy settings.
“Recruiters are going to look on Face-book,
so you need to know what your
Facebook page shows,” Holland said.
She also spoke about utilizing Face-book,
Twitter and Pinterest to search
for jobs and to create visually appealing
resumes.
“When you are job hunting, you have
a product you are selling,” Holland said.
“It is you as a professional. In our work-force,
we have three generations, maybe
four. You need to be able to relate across
generations.”
At the end of the course, Holland and
Brown described other available ACS
resources available for job seekers.
“[The course was] really good,” said
Sgt. Amy Christopherson of the 704th
Military Intelligence Brigade. “They are
awesome instructors. I’ve taken a few
courses with them before, so they are real-ly
knowledgeable and they work together
really well, so they keep it kind of lively.
“I think [social media] may be the
link, the piece I was missing [in the job
search],” she said.
Editor’s Note: If you need assistance
finding employment, please contact the
Army Community Service Employment
Readiness Program at 301-677-5590 or
visit their office, which is open from 7:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., at 830 Chisholm Ave.
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It pays to understand terms of contracts
the sale do not fully pay off the car loan.
The original owner is responsible for
payment of the loan balance, even though
he no longer has the vehicle. As an exam-ple,
you still owe $15,000 on a car loan
when the vehicle is repossessed and the car
is sold for $10,000. You must pay the loan
company the difference of $5,000.
If you fail to pay this amount, the loan
company can file a lawsuit against you and
also place an adverse entry on your credit
report. Even if you do pay, the voluntary
repossession still goes on your credit report
and will have a negative impact on your
credit worthiness.
The bottom line is that you should give
a contract serious thought and ask ques-tions
before you sign. If you feel pressured,
don’t sign.
If you have questions about a contract,
call the Fort Meade Legal Assistance
Division to schedule an appointment with
an attorney at 301-677-9504 or 301-677-
9536.
The Great American Smokeout: Commit to quit
Resources are available to help you quit
and remain tobacco-free.
For more information on tobacco-reduction
and cessation, visit:
• U.S. Army Public Health Command,
http://phc.amedd.army.mil/topics/healthy-living/
tfl/Pages/default.aspx
• U Can Quit 2, http://www.ucanquit2.
org
• American Cancer Society, http://www.
cancer.org/Healthy/StayAwayfromTobac-co/
index
Community Crime Watch
Compiled by the Fort Meade
Directorate of Emergency Services
Nov. 13, Larceny of private property: The
victim stated that she noticed she was missing
three diamond necklaces from her jewelry box,
which was left secured and unattended in the
master bedroom of her quarters.
Nov. 15, Simple assault: The Directorate of
Emergency Services was notified of a domestic
assault. The subject and victim were involved
in a verbal altercation, which became physi-cal
when the subject attempted to restrain
the victim by striking her with an open hand
several times.
By Jane M. Winand
Chief, Legal Assistance Division
As we near the end of fall, the car-buy-ing
season is in full swing.
The Legal Assistance Division often gets
questions from service members, retirees
and family members about the purchase
of motor vehicles.
Many clients have heard it is possible to
sign a contract to buy a car and then take
the car back to the dealer within three days
of the purchase and cancel the contract.
This is simply not true and could result
in a costly mistake.
There is a three-day cooling off period
rule for terminating or canceling certain
types of contracts. Federal law gives a
buyer the right to cancel consumer pur-chase
contracts for up to three business
days following a door-to-door sale. This
typically involves buying items from a seller
at a place other than the seller’s permanent
place of business. A good example of this is
the salesman that goes door-to-door hawk-ing
home security systems or replacement
windows for your home.
The rule does not protect sales made
by mail, online or telephone. Further-more,
sales of motor vehicles are specifi-cally
exempted from the cooling-off period
rule.
The cancellation must be in writing
and placed in the mail before midnight of
the third day after the sale. It is advisable
to send the cancellation by certified mail
as proof it was sent within the requisite
time.
The seller is required to provide the
buyer with a cancellation form. If the form
is not provided, you may send a cancella-tion
notice that you write yourself.
However, if you go to the seller’s place
of business, such as a car dealership, the
cooling-off period rule does not apply.
Even a tent sale, a common practice of
car dealers, is considered the dealer’s per-manent
place of business and the rule does
not apply.
If you buy a car and then decide not
to keep it, you have several options. One
option is to find a buyer for the vehicle. It is
imperative that this new purchaser obtains
his own car loan so that you can pay off
your loan.
Occasionally, a car owner is desperate
and transfers the car to a purchaser with
the “understanding” that the purchaser
will make the car payments each month.
Unfortunately, if the purchaser misses a
payment or two, as often happens, the
original car owner is still responsible for
the loan.
The loan company will still expect pay-ment
from the original owner, even though
he gave possession of the vehicle to the new
purchaser.
Another option is to voluntarily surren-der
the vehicle to the loan company. The
company takes possession, cleans up the
vehicle and resells it. Proceeds from the sale
will be credited to the amount still owed
on the loan. However, repossessed cars are
typically sold at auction, and the sale prices
are not very high. Consequently, there is
often a deficiency balance; proceeds from
By BethAnn Cameron
Health Educator
U.S. Army Public Health Command
Did you know that just 20 minutes after
a person quits smoking, the heart rate and
blood pressure drop?
Did you know that after 12 hours, the
carbon monoxide level in the blood drops
to normal?
This year, the Great American Smoke-out
Day is today. The annual event is held
on the third Thursday of November by
the American Cancer Society to encourage
smokers to make a plan to quit or to go
smoke-free for 24 hours.
About 42 million Americans still smoke
cigarettes. Tobacco use is the leading cause
of preventable death in the United States,
accounting for more than 480,000 deaths
each year or one out of every five deaths.
According to the recent Department of
Defense Survey of Health-Related Behav-iors,
at least 24 percent of military person-nel
reported smoking cigarettes.
Smoking is especially hazardous for our
Soldiers. Tobacco use decreases Soldier
readiness by causing impaired night vision,
respiratory illnesses, delayed wound-heal-ing,
increased surgical complications and
accelerates hearing loss.
Tobacco not only stains your teeth,
but also causes tooth decay, gum disease
and various types of cancers. Smoking
decreases oxygen in the muscles leading to
decreased physical performance.
Breathing secondhand smoke also affects
the health of other people. Secondhand
smoke contains more than 250 chemicals
that are harmful, leading to serious health
effects such as heart disease, stroke and
lung cancer. It causes health problems in
infants and children such as asthma, bron-chitis
and other lung diseases.
According to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, over the past 50
years, 2.5 million adults who were non-smokers
died from secondhand smoke.
Join people around the world today to
support quitting tobacco for the Great
American Smokeout. If you smoke, make
a pledge to quit. If you don’t smoke, help
someone to quit.
Here are a few tips to help you prepare
for the day:
• Plan ahead.
• Change your daily routine for that day
to help you break the habit such as taking
a different route to work.
• Get rid of all tobacco in your house
or vehicle.
• Remove cigarettes, ashtrays, lighters
and matches in your house, vehicle or
other locations.
Plan alternatives or substitutes for
smoking:
• Chew sugar-free gum or carrots or
suck sugar-free hard candy.
• Picture something pleasant in your
mind.
• Go for a run.
If you feel an urge to smoke, use the
four Ds:
• Delay the urge. Count to 100 or 200.
Wait 15 minutes.
• Drink water. Water flushes out the
nicotine toxins.
• Deep breaths — deep breathing relieves
stress.
• Do something else. Distract yourself.
Talk with a friend or co-worker.
All of us should take this day to quit
or help others to quit in order to attain a
tobacco-free lifestyle.
Do you want to help someone else to
quit? Frustration, anxiety, irritability and
mood changes are normal reactions when
a person quits smoking, so:
• Be encouraging.
• Be available to listen.
• Be understanding.
Although the Great American Smoke-out
encourages quitting for one day, quit-ting
on this day can be the first day of
committing to a tobacco-free life. Commit
to quit and take an important step toward
a healthier life.
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HOME FRONT HEROES
Photos by DANIEL KUCIN JR.
Community members gather Nov. 8 at the Child, Youth and School Services Sports Complex to
enjoy games, face painting, a moon bounce, balloon artists, prizes and free Chick-fil-A sandwiches
during Military Family Appreciation Day. The event was part of a series of activities sponsored by
Fort Meade’s Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation during Military Family
Appreciation Month. Each year the Department of Defense observes the month of November as
Military Family Appreciation Month.
The designation recognizes the commitment and ongoing sacrifices made by the families of service
members around the world.
UPPER LEFT: Jamie Beatty is greeted by the Chick-fil-A mascot.
UPPER RIGHT: Five-year-old John Barfuss spins a Chick-fil-A wheel for prizes as Spc. Jason Barfuss
of Normandy Bluffs, Natalie Barfuss and Nicole Barfuss look on.
FAR RIGHT: Seven-year-old Jayden David and 2-year-old Donovan Davidplay with Ashley Thomas.
RIGHT: Artist Diane Riccobene paints
4-year-old Braden Livingston’s face
during the popular family event.

News
OSC Holiday Bazaar spreads cheer with
shopping, sweets, music and Santa Claus
By Shari Rosen
Staff Writer
More than 90 vendors from surround-ing
communities set up shop at Fort
Meade’s Officers’ Spouses’ Club’s 15th
annual Holiday Bazaar on Saturday and
Sunday at the Pavilion.
Attendees of the two-day event had the
opportunity to shop for holiday gifts; eat
treats at the Sweet Shop hosted by the
Retired Officers’ Wives’ Club; take photos
with Santa Claus; and enjoy choral and
instrumental performances by members
of the Meade High School music depart-ment.
“I like the environment in here,” said
Coast Guard Capt. Lane Johnson of U.S.
Cyber Command.
‘It is a phenomenal
opportunity for our vendors
to interact with military
families.’
Shannon Alt
OSC pulicity chair
The OSC will use the proceeds from the
bazaar for community welfare grants and
scholarships.
Guests who brought a donation to
the event participated in multiple raffle
drawings for both door prizes and vendor
prizes.
“It is a phenomenal opportunity for
our vendors to interact with military
families, particularly those whose crafts
may reflect patriotic or military-themed
designs that are so appealing to the Fort
Meade community,” said Shannon Alt,
OSC publicity chair.
One of the many vendors, Bonnie Jean
Davis, owner of Big Hook or Needle,
a knitting and crochet shop, has been
attending craft shows for the past 23
years.
“[I enjoy] just meeting people and get-ting
the youngsters interested in knitting
and crochet,” said the Annapolis resident.
Shoppers enjoy the Officers’ Spouses’ Club’s 15th annual Holiday Bazaar held Saturday and Sunday at the Pavilion.
The event featured more than 90 local venders, the Sweet Shop hosted by the Retired Officers’ Wives’ Club, photo
opportunities with Santa Claus and musical performances by the Meade High School music department.
“Right now, I’m working with a couple of
alpaca farms in the area and I’m helping
to design with them also.”
Some of the vendors are also Fort
Meade employees like Caecenia McLean
of Ink and Stone, who was selling bejew-eled
gift cardholders and note cards, as
well as jewelry.
“It’s better than when I was here a few
years ago, that’s for sure,” said McLean,
a National Security Agency employee,
referring to the number of vendors par-ticipating
and customers who purchased
her products.
McLean said she needed to create more
gift cardholders due to her success during
the first day of the bazaar.
“The aim of our bazaar is for families
to have a wonderful shopping and com-munity
experience while getting in the
holiday spirit,” Alt said.
photo by SENIOR AIRMAN kel rapisora

Sports
Jibber Jabber - Opinion
Overstepping the bounds
Peeps, there are certain milestones in
every man’s career that signify success.
For example, I thought I was the “bees
knees” when I got my own office with
a TV.
Then, a commander gave me an entire
building, and I had to start walking into
my office sideways just to fit my head
through the doorway.
And now, my ego may need its own
zip code because Mr. Jones got himself
a ghostwriter.
As a long-time ghost writer, I know one
of the rules is to not let people know you
aren’t the one doing the writing. It is like
showing the audience what’s under the
curtain during a magic trick. However,
writing something people enjoy without
getting the proper credit stinks.
So, I can’t put my name to this week’s
dose without giving proper credit to Ms.
Shari Rosen, who needed something to
do while waiting for her photo cutlines to
come in. So without further adieu, here’s
this week’s Jibber.
A ruling finally came down — suspen-sion
without pay for the rest of the 2014
NFL season for Minnesota Vikings run-ning
back Adrian Peterson.
Peterson was accused of child abuse in
September when photos and text messag-es
surfaced, evidence that he had beaten
his 4-year-old with a switch.
I wrote about this topic in my column
earlier this year, when the accusations
against Peterson first took place. While I
agree that Peterson needs to be punished
for his actions, there seems to be some
ambiguity in the nature of the punish-ment.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell
wrote in a letter to Peterson:
“The timing of your potential rein-statement
will be based on the results of
the counseling and treatment program set
forth in this decision.”
The use of the phrase “results of
counseling” seems rather vague. How can
someone notice the immediate “results”
or “consequences” of counseling? Dif-ferent
individuals respond to counseling
and treatment in a variety of manners.
This means that Goodell’s belief in a set
of identifiable counseling and treatment
results, which correspond to allowing
Peterson to rejoin the league, seems far-fetched
and psychologically unsound.
There is no
standard set of
norms for how
someone reacts
and responds to
counseling and
treatment.
Goodell also
wrote that Peter-son
“overstepped
the bounds of
acceptable cor-poral
punish-ment.”
To put the
words “accept-able
Chad T. Jones,
Public Affairs
Officer
corporal punishment” together in
one sentence immediately baffles me.
How can Goodell determine which
forms of corporal punishment are
“acceptable”? Can any forms of corporal
punishment really be deemed “accept-able”?
The term punishment implies the inflic-tion
of a penalty “as retribution for an
offense.”
Therefore, according to Goodell, there
are times when an individual can physi-cally
harm another in retribution and it
is considered acceptable. This concept can
be compared to trying to delineate accept-able
forms of killing and acceptable forms
of sexual assault.
Peterson should be punished; this much
is clear. The nature of his punishment, on
the other hand, remains a bit hazy and
could use some immediate clarification.
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.
NIOC faces 704th MI in
intramural Division One
football championship
Compiled from DMFWR staff reports
The installation’s intramural Division
One flag football playoffs are in full
swing.
Navy Information Operations Com-mand’s
Men of War has been victorious
in the first three rounds of the playoffs,
earning a spot in the Division One cham-pionship
game, which will be played today
at 6:30 p.m. at Mullins Field.
Men of War, which finished the regu-lar
season as the third-place team in the
division, defeated the 29th Intelligence
Squadron’s Black Knights, 20-6, in Round
Two of the playoffs, eliminating the divi-sion’s
second-place team.
In the third round of the playoffs, Men
of War defeated the 704th Military Intel-ligence
Brigade’s Underestimated 27-26
on Nov.13.
The Underestimated entered the play-offs
as the division’s top-seeded team and
received a bye in the first round of the
playoffs. The 704th produced a second
round win against the Marine Crypto-logic
Support Battalion’s Casuals.
Due to the tournament’s double elimi-nation
rule, the 704th will face NIOC in
the Division One championship game.
Despite the loss, the 704th’s Underesti-mated
continues to feel confident entering
the division’s championship game.
“We were missing a lot of key play-ers
for that game,” said Staff Sgt. James
T. Lee, coach of Underestimated when
asked about last week’s loss to NIOC.
“Everyone is going to be back this week
and I expect [the team] to be at our full
strength. Men of War won’t be able to
adjust to our team.”
During the regular season, the 704th
defeated NIOC, 18-12.
Meanwhile the Division Two flag foot-ball
champion is still up for grabs. Due
to Monday’s rain, scheduled games were
canceled and rescheduled this week.
As of press time, the division’s top-four
remaining teams were the 94th Intel-ligence
Squadron/34th IS, Blue Knights
(29th IS), Cyber Spartans (10th Fleet)
and 704th MI.
Read next week’s Soundoff! for com-plete
results of the Division One and
Division Two championship games.
For all your varsity and
intramural sports schedules,
scores and standings, visit
www.quickscores.
com/ftmeadesports.
Sports Shorts
Run Series
The Fort Meade Run Series
continues with the Turkey Trot
5K Run and 1-Mile Fun Walk on
Saturday at 8 a.m. at Murphy Field
House, followed by the Reindeer Run
on Dec. 13 at 8 a.m.
Registration cost is $25 per person
and $60 per family.
To register or for more information,
call 301-677-7916 or go to
ftmeademwr.com.
CYSS winter sports
Registration for winter sports is
underway.
Participants can register at the
Central Registration Office at 1900
Reece Road or online at https://
webtrac.mwr.army.mil/webtrac/
meadecyms.html.
For more information, call 301-677-
1149 or 301-677-1156.
Volunteer coaches needed
Volunteer Youth Sports coaches
are needed for winter sports including
basketball, wrestling and futsal.
All volunteers will receive free
training and will be certified through
the National Youth Sports Coaches
Association.
Volunteers must submit and
complete a background check.
Apply at the Youth Sports &
Fitness Office at 1900 Reece Road.
1179 or 301-677-1329.

Community News & Briefs
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 ftmeademedia@
gmail.com or call Editor Dijon Rolle at
301-677-6806.
NEWS & EVENTS
RAB meeting
Fort Meade will conduct a
Restoration Advisory Board meeting
tonight at 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn
Express BWI, 7481 Ridge Road,
Hanover.
RAB meetings are held to keep the
public informed and involved in Fort
Meade’s environmental cleanup and
restoration program and to provide
opportunities for public involvement.
Major topics include an overview
of northern areas of interest, site-wide
progress review, and updates on the
Operable Unit 4 system performance
and Nevada Avenue area.
The public and media are invited. In
order to foster communication and open
discussion, video recording devices are
prohibited from the meeting room.
Those interested in learning more
about the restoration program or in
becoming an RAB member should
attend the meeting.
7999 or visit http://www.ftmeade.army.
mil/environment/ (Click on RAB link).
Kimbrough town hall
Dr. (Col.) Michael J. Zapor, deputy
commander for Clinical Services at the
Fort Meade Medical Department Activity,
will conduct a mini town hall tonight at 6
p.m. in the Kimbrough Ambulatory Care
Center lab reception area.
The purpose of this forum is to
disseminate information, answer
questions and discuss concerns regarding
Kimbrough.
All beneficiaries are invited.
Reece Road gate closure
The Reece Road access control
point will be closed to all traffic for
approximately four weeks starting
Saturday.
The closure is part of the installation’s
ongoing road improvement projects.
During this period, the Mapes Road/
Route 175 gate will be open and serve as
the installation’s 24/7 access control point.
Additionally, the Llewellyn Avenue gate
will be open Mondays to Fridays from
5:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. for visitors, businesses
and all non-DoD ID cardholders.
Individuals seeking long-term passes
will be directed to the Demps Visitor
Center.
While the Llewellyn gate is open, DoD
ID cardholders are encouraged to use the
installation’s other ACPs: Mapes/Route
175, Mapes/Route 32 and Rockenbach
Road gates.
The Llewellyn gate will be closed
weekends. When Llewellyn is closed,
visitors enter through the Mapes/175 gate.
For more information, go to http://
www.ftmeade.army.mil/directorates/des/
vcc/vcc.html#gatehours.
OSC evening luncheon
The Fort Meade Officers’ Spouses’
Club will sponsor an evening luncheon
tonight from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the
Conference Center, 6800 Taylor Ave.
The holiday-themed event, “Make
It/Bake It/Fake It,” is open to OSC
members, spouses and guests.
Cost is $18.
If you are crafty, make something! If
you are a baker, bake something! If you
are a shopper, buy something!
RSVP at: https://www.eventbrite.
com/e/osc-november-luncheontickets-
14026267945.
For more information, go to http://
www.fortmeadeosc.org/events/publicity@
fortmeadeosc.org.
Holiday concerts
The U.S. Army Field Band will
perform “Sound the Bells: A Holiday
Celebration” on Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. at
Arundel High School, 1001 Annapolis
Road, Gambrills.
The annual concert will feature the
Concert Band & Soldiers’ Chorus and
The Volunteers.
“Sound the Bells” also will be
performed Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec.
7 at 3 p.m. at Meyerhoff Symphony
Hall, 1212 Cathedral St., Baltimore.
The Jazz Ambassadors will perform
“Sound the Bells” on Dec. 13 at 3 p.m.
and 7 p.m. at Centennial High School,
4300 Centennial Lane, Ellicott City
All concerts are free and open to the
public.
For tickets or more information, call
301-677-6586.
file photo
Holiday Tree Lighting
Fort Meade’s Tree Lighting Celebration will be held Dec. 12 from 5-6 p.m.
at McGlachlin Parade Field on English Avenue, near the gazebo.
The annual event will feature the U.S. Army Field Band and a sing-along
with the Fort Meade community Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts.
Visit with Santa and enjoy festive refreshments.
For more information, call the Religious Support Office at 301-677-6703.
Holiday wellness challenge
Need motivation to stay on track
during the holidays?
Join the Army Wellness Center’s
Holiday Challenge to stay on track and
enter to win a prize.
The challenge ends Jan. 30.
Rules for participation:
• Schedule an appointment with AWC
at 4418 Llewellyn Ave.
• Visit the AWC for a follow-up and
show us progress towards your goals.
• Double your chances of winning —
visit the AWC for a third appointment.
2006.
Thanksgiving at
Club Meade
Enjoy a Thanksgiving Day buffet Nov.
27 at Club Meade.
Two seating times are available: 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. or 2:30-4:30 p.m.
The buffet is open to the public.
Reservations are recommended.
Cost is $21.95 for members; $26.95
for non-members; and half-price for
children ages 10 and under.
Reservations are required.
Dinner includes: a carving station with
roast turkey, glazed ham and roast top
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NEWS & EVENTS
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round of beef; Seafood Newburg; roast
chicken; Beef Burgundy; glazed sweet
potatoes; mashed potatoes and giblet gravy;
tuna, chicken and seafood salads; steamed
shrimp; vegetable, fruit and cheese display;
and assorted pies and cakes.
For reservations or more information,
call 301-677-6969.
Karaoke Night
The next Karaoke Night is Friday at 7
p.m. at The Lanes.
For more informaiton, call 301-677-
5541.
Cooking Matters
Commissary Tour
The next Cooking Matters
Commissary Tour & Challenge is
Monday from 6-7 p.m. at the Fort
Meade Commissary.
Tours are open to all eligible
commissary patrons.
Cooking Matters is designed to help
consumers stretch their food budget,
shop smarter and make healthier
choices.
Hands-on store tours are offered
every hour and teach participants the
skills to compare foods for cost and
nutritional value.
Participants also learn how to plan
and budget for healthy, affordable and
delicious meals for their families.
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.
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.
• First Term Financial Readiness:
Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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
identification cardholders including active-duty
service members, retirees and their
family members, DoD civilian employees
and contractors.
Registration is required for each class.
• Pre-Deployment Brief: Today, 10-11:30
a.m.
• Ten Steps to a Federal Job: Monday, 9
a.m. to noon
• Medical Record Review: Have your
medical records reviewed by an AMVETS
representative. Appointment required.
To register or for more information, call
301-677-9017 or 301-677-9018.
YOUTH
EFMP holiday party
The Exceptional Family Member Pro-gram’s
children’s holiday party will be
held Dec. 10 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at
Potomac Place Neighborhood Center,
4998 2nd Corp Blvd.
The party will feature crafts, food, fun
and a visit from Santa.
Registration is required by Dec. 2.
To register, call 301-677-9014.
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 North County Emergency Outreach
Network Llewellyn Ave.
• Today: “Feed Your Mind at the
Library” - Storytime about foods
For more information, call 301-677-5677.
Romp ‘n Stomp
Romp ‘n Stomp playgroup for
children age 5 and younger and their
parents meets Tuesdays from 9:30 to
11:30 a.m. at the Youth Center gym at
909 Ernie Pyle St.
5590.
RECREATION
Out & About
• The 21st Annual Symphony of
Lights in Columbia will offer two
Military Appreciation Nights on
Dec. 1 and Dec. 8 from 6-10 p.m. at
Symphony Woods.
Drive through the 1.4-mile
spectacular display of 70 larger-than-life,
animated and stationary light
creations, rain or shine.
Complimentary sliders from Mission
BBQ will be provided Dec. 8 from 6–10
p.m., while supplies last.
Active duty, Reserve and retired
military members and their dependents
will receive $10 off admission cost
(with government-issued ID). Proceeds
benefit Howard County General
Hospital.
For more information, go to hcgh.
org/symphonyoflights or call 410-740-
7666.
• Glen Mar United Methodist Church
is sponsoring a “Walk to Bethlehem”
Dec. 5-7 from 5-8 p.m. at the church,
4701 New Cut Road, Ellicott City.
Inclement weather date is Dec. 8.
Drop in anytime for this free event.
Led by guides, participants will journey
through outdoor settings where actors,
clad in period costumes, portray scenes
leading to and immediately following
Jesus’ birth.
Live farm animals will enhance the
rustic settings.
Following the outdoor theatrical
production, a Temple scene and a 1st-century
marketplace will be on display.
For more information, go to
glenmarumc.org and click on Events or
call 410-465-4995, ext. 410.
• Leisure Travel Services is offering
its annual Christmas Spectacular Trip
to Radio City Music Hall in New York
City on Dec. 11.
Cost is $149 and includes bus and
show ticket. Bus boards at 6:30 a.m. and
leaves at 7 a.m. Bus departs New York
at 7 p.m. Show starts at 2 p.m.
The next LTS monthly bus trip
to New York City is Dec. 13, with
discounts to attractions. Bus cost is $60.
7354 or visit ftmeademwr.com.
MEETINGS
• 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 two 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.
• Meade Area Garden Club will meet
Friday at 10 a.m. at the Jessup Community
Center at the corner of Route 175 and
Wigley Avenue.
The club’s annual bake sale will be
featured at the meeting.
The guest speaker is Sarah von Pollaro,
founder of Urban Petals Floral Design
who creates one-of-a-kind floral designs
for events, then donates them to nonprofit
organizations the following day.
All are welcome; reservations not required.
Refreshments will be served. For more infor-mation,
call Sharon Durney, club president,
at 410-761-5019 or Jenny Garcia, member-ship
chair, at 443-949-8348.
• 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.
• Marriage Enrichment Group, sponsored
by Army Community Service, meets the sec-ond
and fourth Monday of every month from
3-4 p.m. at the Community Readiness Center,
830 Chisholm Ave. The next meeting is Mon-day.
For more information, call Celena Flow-ers
or Jessica Hobgood at 301-677-5590.
• Calling All Dads meets the second
and fourth Monday of every month from
4-5 p.m. at Potomac Place Neighborhood
Center, 4998 2nd Corps Blvd. 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.
• Air Force Sergeants Association
Chapter 254 meets the fourth Wednesday
of the month from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the
multipurpose room of Building 9801 at the
National Security Agency. The next meeting
is Wednesday. For more information, call
443-534-5170 or visit afsa254.org.
• Families Dealing with Deployment
meets the first and third Monday of every
month from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Meuse Forest
Neighborhood Center. Children welcome.
The next meeting is Dec. 1. For more
information, call 301-677-5590 or email
colaina.townsend.ctr@mail.mil.
• Retired Officers’ Wives’ Club will
sponsor its holiday luncheon Dec. 2 at
11 a.m. at Club Meade. The event will
feature the ROWC’s Holiday Fashion
Show with jewelry to complement
holiday fashions worn by ROWC
models.
Cost of the buffet luncheon is $20.
Reservations are required by Wednesday.
Call your area representative or Betty
Wade at 410-551-7082.

Bring family and friends as we usher
in the holiday spirit with music, gifts
and prizes. Bring your checkbook to
begin your holiday shopping.
Regular membership is extended to
spouses, widows and widowers of retired
officers and to retired officers of all
military branches. Annual dues are $25.
Members may bring guests to the
luncheons, which are held on the first
Tuesday of each month, except June,
July, August and January.
For more information, call Genny
Bellinger, ROWC president, at 410-674-
2550 or Jean Simmons, membership
chair, at 410-721-7761.
• 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 Dec. 4.
There is no cost for the buffet; donations
are optional. All Fort Meade employees,
family members, and civilian and military
personnel are invited.
• 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 Potomac Place Neighborhood
Center. To register, call Colaina Townsend
or Michelle Pineda at 301-677-5590.
• 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 Services,
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 Rd. 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.
• Odenton Masonic Center, located at
1206 Stehlik Drive, invites the community,
local military, fire/emergency services and
local businesses to enjoy its reasonably
priced breakfast and specialty dinners.
The center offers a fundraising “all-you-can-
eat” breakfast every second Sunday
from 7-11 a.m. Fundraising specialty
dinners are held the third Friday of the
month from 5-7 p.m.
Menus vary and are listed on the center’s
website at odentonlodge209.net.
• 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
Nov. 15. Admission is $6. Square dance
attire is optional.
Movies
The movie schedule is subject to change.
For a recorded announcement of showings,
call 301-677-5324. Further listings are avail-able
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 Nov. 30
Friday & Sunday: “Alexander and the Terrible,
Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” (PG).
Alexander’s day begins with gum stuck in his
hair, followed by more calamities. Though he
finds little sympathy from his family, he begins
to wonder if bad things only happen to him.
But he discovers his mom, dad, brother and sis-ter
all find themselves living through their own
terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. With
Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Ed Oxenbould.
Saturday: “Addicted” (R). A gallerist risks her
family and flourishing career when she enters
into an affair with a talented painter and slowly
loses control of her life. With Sharon Leal,
Boris Kodjoe, John Newberg.
Nov. 28: “Gone Girl” (R). With his wife’s
disappearance having become the focus of an
intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight
turned on him when it’s suspected that he may
not be innocent. With Ben Affleck, Rosamund
Pike, Neil Patrick Harris.
Nov. 29: “Dracula Untold” (PG-13). As his
kingdom is being threatened by the Turks,
young prince Vlad Tepes must become a
monster feared by his own kingdom in order
to obtain the power needed to protect his own
family, and the families of his kingdom. With
Luke Evans, Domonic Cooper, Sarah Gadon.
Nov. 30: “The Book of Life” (PG). Manolo, a
young man who is torn between fulfilling the
expectations of his family and following his
heart, embarks on an adventure that spans
three fantastic worlds where he must face his
greatest fears. With the voices of Diego Luna,
Zoe Saldana, Channing Tatum.
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.
• 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 Dec. 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 Dec.
4. For more information, visit namiaac.org.
• New Spouse Connection meets the
second Monday of every month from 7-
8:30 p.m. at the Community Readiness
Center, 830 Chisholm Ave. The next
meeting is Dec. 8. The program provides
an opportunity for all spouses new to the
military or to Fort Meade to meet and get
connected. For more information, contact
Pia Morales at pia.s.morales.civ@mail.mil
or 301-677-4110.
• Fort Meade TOP III Association meets
the second Wednesday of each month at
3 p.m. at the Courses. The next meeting
is Dec. 10. The association is open to all
Air Force active-duty and retired senior
noncommissioned officers. For more
information, call Master Sgt. Jonathan
Jacob at 443-479-0616 or email jajacob@
nsa.gov.
• Fort Meade E9 Association meets the
second Friday of every month at 7 a.m. in
the Pin Deck Cafe at the Lanes. The next
meeting is Dec. 12. The association is open
to active, retired, Reserve and National
Guard E9s of any uniformed service. All
E9s in this area are invited to attend a
breakfast and meet the membership. For
more information, go to e9association.org.
• Meade Branch 212 of the Fleet Reserve
Association meets the second Saturday of
each month at 10 a.m. at VFW Post 160,
2597 Dorsey Road, Glen Burnie. The next
meeting is Dec. 13. Active-duty, Reserve
and retired members of the U.S. Navy,
Marine Corps and Coast Guard are invited.
For more information, call 443-604-2474
or 410-768-6288.
• 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 Dec.
16. 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.

Community
Getting the right education answers
shouldn’t be a hostile encounter.
The military friendly and military advanced education seals are more than a
distinction. Anne Arundel Community College offers comprehensive resources and
financial benefits to veterans, active duty members of the military and dependents.
AACC makes it easy to attend class in your own neighborhood! We offer more
than 200 academic and enrichment programs and several convenient locations
in which to attend, including Meade High School, AACC at Arundel Mills, Glen
Burnie Town Center and the Arnold campus. Contact our military advising team
at the AACC Fort Meade Army Education Center to register,
apply for financial aid and receive free advice.
LEARN ABOUT:
» How to earn college credit for military experience.
» Opportunities for spouses and dependents to
receive up to $4,000 in financial assistance.
» Interest-free tuition payments.
» Online, weekend and evening classes.
» Scholarship programs.
» Transfer options that allow you to complete
a four-year degree.
Active military and civilians with DOD clearance
are both welcome.
Fort Meade Army Education Center
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday through Thursday;
8:30 a.m.–3 p.m. Friday
Advising hours:
9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday
or call 410-672-2117
Claudia Velazquez, Coordinator of College Services
www.aacc.edu
REGISTER NOW FOR WINTER AND SPRING CLASSES!
Be wary of table
food shared with
pets during holidays
Turkey skin, turkey necks, gravy and
other high-fat Thanksgiving food can
make dogs and cats very sick, and in some
cases, kill them.
Emergency visits to veterinary offices
and hospitals skyrocket over the Thanks-giving
weekend, and so do vet bills, accord-ing
to news releases from the American
Veterinary Medical Association.
Many emergency visits involve seri-ous
and potentially fatal conditions due
to eating foods they should not have
received. Emergency veterinary clinics see
huge increases in potentially deadly con-ditions
over the Thanksgiving weekend,
including gastroenteritis, poisonings and
pancreatitis.
A holiday bill for these conditions can
average $1,000.
Gastroenteritis is an inflammation of
the digestive tract that can be caused by
eating food that a dog or cat is not accus-tomed
to. Pancreatitis is an inflammation
of the pancreas, which can be caused by
eating too much fatty food like turkey
skin and gravy, even in small amounts.
Table scraps and food refuse should
be disposed of carefully so pets cannot
gain access to them. Part of the problem
is that holiday fare for people is much
richer and fattier than what pets generally
eat every day.
Some of the ingredients in the family
dinner can be poisonous for pets includ-ing
onions, garlic, raisins and grapes.
Desserts can be deadly if the ingredients
include chocolate or the artificial sweet-ener
xylitol.
If you feel bad because your dog or cat
isn’t getting special food for Thanksgiv-ing,
find them a special toy or pet-specific
treat.
If your pet shows signs of sickness or
if you have any questions, call the Fort
Meade Veterinary Treatment Facility at
301-677-1300.
Editor’s note: This article was origi-nally
published from the Pittsburgh Post-
Gazette.
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