Veteran Spotlight
Navy Vet Tony Ruopoli by Richard D. L. Fulton From Beirut to Eritrea Soon-to-retire and highly decorated Frederick County Deputy, Tony Ruopoli (pictured right), served in the U.S. Navy and has been confronting the “bad guys” for more than four decades, from Lebanon to the highways of Frederick County. Emmitsburg resident Ruopoli served in the…
Seek, Find, and Destroy
by Priscilla Rall The mission of the “Silent Service” is to “Seek, Find, and Destroy.” Raymond Lloyd, from near Ladiesburg, lived that mission during WWII. He started in humble beginnings, born in Hanover, Pennsylvania, to Raymond and Mary Catherine Neller Lloyd in 1921. He was the oldest of three children. His father was a machinist,…
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…
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…
