Veteran Spotlight
Sergeant David J. Smith KIA Afghanistan David J. Smith was born on February 16, 1984, in Washington, D.C., to parents Mary Jane McWilliams and Leonard Alan Smith. The Sergeant David J. Smith Memorial Fund website noted that he had been raised by stepparents, John Jones and Olga Smith, and was the “the middle child to…
Veteran Spotlight
Corporal Martin Burns Guarding Presidents and Camp David by Richard D. L. Fulton Martin “Marty” Burns, of Thurmont, was born in 1965 to parents Patricia and Jay Burns, resided in Munroe Falls, Ohio, and graduated from Stow–Munroe Falls High School, Stow, Ohio. Burns subsequently enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1985 and was sent to…
Annual Pilgrimage for the Sea Services Planned for October at The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
Come to the Shrine and pray for servicemen and women at the Annual Pilgrimage for the Sea Services on Sunday, October 6, 2019, in Emmitsburg. Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton is the Patroness of the Sea Services, which include the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine, and Public Health Service. The late Cardinal John…
Our Neighborhood Veterans
by Jim Houck, Jr. TINA MARIE REEVES E-3 UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS Tina was born and raised in the Emmitsburg-Thurmont area until she was seventeen years old, then she joined the Marine Corps. She met her husband, Keith, who was also a marine at the time, and they went on to have a daughter they…
Eugene Zacharias Celebrates 100th Birthday
On Saturday, May 20, 2017, family and friends gathered to help Eugene Zacharias (pictured right) celebrate his 100th birthday. “Zach” was born on May 18, 1917, just outside of Emmitsburg, and lived there until he joined the U.S. Marine Corps in early 1935. He served in the Marine Corps for over twenty years, rising to…
Our Neighborhood Veterans
by Jim Houck, Jr. Lance Corporal Paul Joseph Humerick U.S. Marine Corps Born at Annie M. Warner Hospital in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in June of 1947, was a son to Paul E. and Ida G. (Brawner) Humerick. They named him Paul Joseph and gave him the nickname “Sonny.” Paul and Ida took Sonny home to Emmitsburg,…
Sea Services Gather for Mass at Seton Shrine in Emmitsburg
Cameron Rogers Members of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Merchant Marines and Public Health Services were recognized at the annual Pilgrimage for the Sea Services Mass on October 2, 2016, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the former archbishop of Washington, D.C., and son…
A Dedication to a True Hero
Allison Rostad It has been said before that true heroes never die. These words were proven during a memorial for Marine Cpl. William Kyle Ferrell of North Carolina. Cpl. Ferrell grew to call the Thurmont community his second family, as he was assigned to the naval support facility at Camp David. On September 29, 2015,…
