Veteran Spotlight
by Richard D. L. Fulton Richard H. Rosensteel Purple Heart, Bronze Star Recipient Richard H. Rosensteel was born in Emmitsburg on April 1, 1913, to parents Charles and Mary Rosensteel, and had four brothers: William, Ernist, Richard, and Louie, and four sisters: Agnes, Bertha, Mary, and Margaret, according to his 1998 obituary and census records.…
New Biography of Moves from the Civil War to WWII into the Age of Nuclear Energy
Charles “Chuck” Caldwell has talked with Civil War soldiers, fought against the Japanese in WWII, and chased mushroom clouds after atomic bomb explosions. Now ninety-two years old, he had become part of the history that he loves so much. His story is now the focus of a fascinating new biography by The Catoctin Banner’s contributing…
