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never forget
Holocaust survivor
recalls war horrors,
personal resiliency
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In a previous life, as a writer and editor for a Jewish
community newspaper, I received a call one afternoon
from a man who identified himself as a World War
II veteran who helped liberate Hitler’s concentration
camps.
He wanted to suggest that my publication consider
running an article about Jewish vets like himself who
witnessed firsthand the end-results of humanity’s
genocidal tendencies, at places with names like Ber-
gen-Belsen, Mauthausen, Dachau and Auschwitz.
I asked if I could interview him, but he politely
declined. When I pushed a little, he said I could come
over and chat with him, but it was off the record.
I dropped by the northwest Baltimore condo he
shared with his wife, and the veteran was cordial and
welcoming but steadfast in his refusal. Finally, after his
wife started prodding him, the man suddenly began
weeping uncontrollably and lashed out at her.
“Please, stop!” he cried. “You don’t understand!
Those people were walking around like skeletons,
naked, like the walking dead. The world needs to
know about this, but I just can’t talk about it! It’s too
painful!”
I tell this story often because for some people, even
members of my own family, the Holocaust was too
difficult, visceral and dreadful a topic to discuss under
almost any circumstance.
Fortunately, the heinous crimes and atrocities of
the Nazi regime between 1933 and 1945 — against
Jews, the Roma, gays and lesbians, the handicapped,
political prisoners and so many others — is one of the
most documented events in world history.
Of course, there are many people concerned that
as we lose more of our Holocaust survivors and those
who liberated the death camps, the testimonials and
eyewitness accounts will be forgotten.
Already, we’ve seen armies of Holocaust deniers,
debunkers and skeptics crawl out to make their grand
statements.
Something like this is inevitable, given that there
are those who also challenge whether such historical
events as the moon landing or even 9/11 took place.
Naturally, the folks who question and challenge the
Holocaust have other agendas based on anti-Semitic
or anti-Zionist sentiments.
The sad fact is, the naysayers will always rear their
ugly heads. But the evidence, unfortunately, speaks
for itself.
After all, I’ve never seen an enslaved person in my
lifetime. But history — and tons of evidence — have
demonstrated to me, as a logical, thinking person, that
Africans were abducted, endured the Middle Passage
(or sometimes didn’t), and brought to this country as
enslaved people, to live existences of absolute misery
and horror.
Let the facts speak for themselves. Fear not; history
and the truth are on our side.
I have a dear
friend named
Rubin Sztajer, a
Polish-born sur-
vivor of six con-
centration camps.
For years he has
traveled across
the region — like
other Holocaust
survivors such as
David Bayer who
spoke at Fort
Meade on April
23 — and has bravely spoken in public and private
schools about his experiences.
Afterward, many young people have come up and
told him his words of surviving the unfathomable have
given them a new lease on life. Some even later wrote
to him that his talks made them reconsider taking
their own lives.
“I don’t have to make up stories or exaggerate,”
Rubin has told me many times. “My stories are bad
enough; they don’t need any creativity or embellish-
ment.”
Those stories — through films, books, museums
and testimonials — will live on long after the survivors
and liberators still in our midst are gone.
As Garrison Commander Col. Brian P. Foley said
while presenting Bayer with a plaque at last week’s
Holocaust Days of Remembrance observance:
“As a human race, we should never forget. That’s
our responsibility, as survivors pass on, and we pledge
to you we will never forget.”
The challenge for the rest of us, and those who
come after us, is to remember and continue telling
these stories. Their stories are our stories, because our
fate now rests on preventing genocide from happening
again in this world.
You see, in our own way, we are eyewitnesses as
well.
Holocaust remembrance is
everyone’s responsibility
Commander’s Open Door
Garrison Commander Col. Brian P. Foley
has an open door policy.
All service members, retirees, government
employees, family members or community
members age 18 or older are invited to address
issues or concerns to the commander 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 necessary.
For more information, call 301-677-4844.
Alan H. Feiler
Special to Soundoff!

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By Alan H. Feiler
Sgt. 1st Class John Bentley had a simple
but profound question for David Bayer.
During the QA segment following
Bayer’s talk for Holocaust Remembrance
Day, Bentley, a Defense Information School
instructor, asked the 92-year-old Silver
Spring resident how the lessons of the Holo-
caust should be remembered when survivors
like himself are no longer with us.
Bayer thought about it for a moment
and held up his fist.
“Don’t just make a fist — use it,” he
advised. “I’ve felt guilty all my life that I
didn’t use my fist against the Germans.
Use that fist.”
Bayer served as keynote speaker at Fort
Meade’s 14th annual Holocaust Days of
Remembrance observance hosted April 23
at McGill Training Center by the Equal
Opportunity Office and the Defense Media
Activity, in conjunction with the U.S. Army
Field Band.
The 90-minute event also featured kosher
sandwiches catered by the Knish Shop
of Baltimore and musical selections per-
formed by two members of the Field Band
before and after Bayer’s presentation.
In his remarks, DINFOS Commandant
Air Force Lt. Col. John Hutcheson thanked
Bayer for speaking at Fort Meade.
“I can think of no greater resiliency
Holocaust survivor recalls horrors of war, genocide
than the men and women like Mr. Bayer
who emerged from the darkness and spoke
to future generations about inaction and
indifference,” he said. “I hope our cer-
emony honors the dead, remembers the
survivors, defends the defenders and eases
human suffering.”
A native of the Polish town of Kozienice
and a survivor of Auschwitz-Birkenau,
Bayer is a volunteer at the U.S. Holocaust
Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
He spoke to the audience of approxi-
mately 150 about growing up as the son of
a shoe factory owner and a homemaker.
“My father had a big business and
traveled all over Poland. We had a maid,
a good life,” Bayer said. “We thought we
had it made.”
But his family’s world was turned
upside down when the Germans captured
Kozienice on Sept. 9, 1939. Bayer was 16.
“We ran away, into the woods, and the
Germans came and plundered our house,
took whatever they could,” Bayer said.
“We came back and my mother was cry-
ing. They took all of her jewelry and pots
and dishes that were in our family for 300
or 400 years. They took everything they
needed.”
Soon, Bayer’s family was identified by
their Christian neighbors as Jewish to the
Nazis. “Christian boys who went to school
with me pointed their fingers at me,” he
recalled.
At first, the Nazis painted a Star of
David on his house; then, the family was
forced into a one-room apartment in the
Kozienice Ghetto.
Bayer was coerced by the Germans to
work on an irrigation canal project in town.
One September day in 1942, he snuck back
into the ghetto and discovered his family
and everyone else there had been taken
away.
“They gassed everyone — my father,
mother, grandfather, sister, brother,” Bayer
said. “They took everything, including
their lives, and I had nothing. I was left
alone and didn’t know what to do.”
Bayer was soon deported to a labor
camp and forced to work in a munitions
factory for two years. “This was a hell,” he
said. “The guards used to beat everyone
up.”
As the war turned against Germany, the
workers were deported to Auschwitz-Birke-
nau. On the journey there, Bayer recalled
there were no seats on the train and some
people died standing up.
After reaching Auschwitz, Bayer was
selected for slave labor while other prison-
ers “went to take baths and never came
out.” After being forced to endure medical
experimentation, Bayer was sent to work
in the Jaworzno coal mines. The work was
highly dangerous.
“I didn’t expect to come out alive,” he
said.
In January 1945, with Soviet troops
marching closer, the Germans evacuated
Jaworzno and sent the prisoners on a death
march. Eventually, Bayer escaped into a
forest near Auschwitz with two Russian
prisoners and was liberated by Soviet forces
after six days and nights.
After returning to his family home and
finding it abandoned, Bayer traveled to the
Forenwald displaced persons camp in the
American sector of West Germany and
recuperated.
“They gave us milk and honey,” he said,
“everything we needed.”
In 1947, Bayer immigrated to Panama
for a short while before relocating to Pal-
estine to fight in Israel’s War for Indepen-
dence. After that conflict, he returned to
Panama where he manufactured shoes.
In 1955, Bayer immigrated to the U.S.
and settled in the Washington, D.C., area.
A retired liquor store owner, he and his wife
of 57 years, the former Adele Abramowitz,
have two children and two grandchildren.
“Now what I do is talk,” Bayer said
with a laugh. “I’m lucky to be here. There
was not one day of peace [during the war].
There was no food, no peace.”
After the speech, Garrison Commander
Col. Brian P. Foley presented Bayer with
a plaque.
“As a human race, we should never for-
get,” Foley said. “That’s our responsibility,
as survivors pass on, and we pledge to you
we will never forget.”
Bentley, who lives in Severn, said he was
deeply moved by Bayer’s talk.
“One day he came back and his whole
family was gone. It’s hard to imagine,” he
said. “How do you stay resilient in that
situation? It means a lot to me that he came
here and told us his story.”
Staff Sgt. Rachel Rose Farber, a vocal-
ist and violinist with the Field Band, said
singing the national anthem and perform-
ing Jewish melodies at the event was an
honor.
“His story is such a treasure,” the
Columbia resident said of Bayer. “I’m just
humbled by him. To sing at something like
this was amazing.”
PHOTOs BY DANIEL KUCIN JR.
David Bayer, a volunteer at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington,
D.C., discusses his experiences as a slave laborer at Auschwitz and the murder of
his family by the Nazis, at Fort Meade’s 14th annual Holocaust Days of Remembrance
observance held April 23 at McGill Training Center. The 90-minute event was hosted
by the Equal Opportunity Office and the Defense Media Activity, in conjunction with
the U.S. Army Field Band.
‘Don’t just make a fist —
use it. I’ve felt guilty all my
life that I didn’t use my fist
against the Germans. Use
that fist.’
David Bayer
Holocaust survivor

News
Story and photo by Lisa R. Rhodes
Staff Writer
For Capt. Isaac Rodriguez, com-
mander of the 310th Military Intel-
ligence Battalion, the arrival of spring
was the best time to have his unit
assessed at Fort Meade’s Army Well-
ness Center.
“As it starts to warm up outside
and we adjust our unit Physical Readi-
ness Training program for the warmer
months, we felt that this was the
perfect time to show our Soldiers
where they stand physically,” Rodri-
guez said.
“As we set our goals for the detach-
ment and our PRT program, we felt it
was important that our Soldiers make
their own individual goals, which start
with the AWC assessments.”
Twenty-five Soldiers from the bat-
talion were assessed by AWC health
educators and health technicians April
21-22. The assessment included a body
composition analysis, metabolic test-
ing and fitness testing.
The unit learned the results of
the assessment during a briefing on
Wednesday.
Allison Smith, project lead for AWC,
said unit assessments help command-
ers promote sustainable, healthy life-
styles and empower service members
to “take a proactive approach to their
own health and wellness, and provide
an opportunity for the various assess-
ments to be completed together as
one unit.”
Since AWC opened in September
2013, 10 military units have been
assessed.
Sgt. Joyce Galiki, who was assessed
on April 21, said she had a lot of
expectations for the process.
“Being Samoan, I love to eat,” the
29-year-old said.
Losing weight and learning about
proper nutrition were two of her health
and fitness goals. Galiki said the body
composition analysis, which was per-
formed in a Bod Pod, was “awesome
and weird at the same time.”
“The Bod Pod was scary, but amaz-
ingly cool,” she said. “The employees
made sure we were comfortable during
the assessment.”
Rodriguez said his goal for the
detachment is to improve each Soldier’s
overall physical fitness and reduce the
risk of injuries.
“We encourage our Soldiers to be
Army Wellness Center assesses Soldiers
healthy and we plan on revisiting
the AWC, as a unit, later this year to
assess if we have reached our goals to
help us set new ones,” he said.
Smith said unit commanders find
the assessments to be helpful.
“The response of unit commanders
has been overwhelmingly positive,”
she said. “Many unit commanders and
civilian supervisors have expressed
interest in scheduling a unit assess-
ment as a training opportunity for
their units and teams.”
For this battalion, the Soldiers
received their assessment results in an
individual packet distributed at the
briefing. They also were given nutri-
tional and exercise guidelines.
“Big thanks to our unit first ser-
geant and commander for encouraging
the whole unit to schedule appoint-
ments for this assessment,” Galiki
said. “After this assessment, I realized
that taking care of your body is the
most important part of being in the
military. ... I am more than happy to
work with AWC to achieve my goal.”
Editor’s note: Health assessments
can be scheduled for service members,
family members, DoD civilians and
retirees. Commanders or supervisors
interested in scheduling a unit assess-
ment should call 301-677-2006.
Sgt. 1st Class Sean Blair of the 310th Military Intelligence Battalion undergoes a fitness test conducted April 21 by NIcole Giganti,
a health educator at the Army Wellness Center. Blair was one of 25 Soldiers to participate in a unit assessment, which included
body composition analysis and metabolic testing.

News
By Alan H. Feiler
More than 155 people came out on April
21 to socialize, enjoy a leisurely walk on a
sunny afternoon, and make a simple but
profound statement about human dignity.
In observance of Sexual Assault Aware-
ness and Prevention Month, Kimbrough
Ambulatory Care Center hosted its second
annual 1.5-mile SHARP Walk.
Attended primarily by Soldiers, civilians,
employees and family members affiliated
with Kimbrough and the 902nd Military
Intelligence Group, the walk began in front
of Kimbrough, winded past the Post Theater,
continued to the Staff Judge Advocate office
area, coursed through Burba Park and ended
in the back of Kimbrough.
“We’re here to take a nice walk through
Fort Meade for a good cause,” Kimbrough
Command Sgt. Maj. Reginald D. Crosby
told the assembled group shortly before the
walk. “This issue is a disease and a detri-
ment to teamwork and camaraderie. We’re
all going to stamp it out.”
AmongthoseparticipatingwereMaj.Gen.
Jeffrey S. Buchanan, commanding general of
the Joint Force Headquarters-National Capi-
tal Region of the Military District of Wash-
ington; Col. John J. Bonin, commander of
the 902nd MI; Kimbrough Commander Col.
Laura R. Trinkle; Garrison Commander
Col. Brian P. Foley; Garrison Command Sgt.
Maj. Rodwell L. Forbes; and Command Sgt.
Maj. Gordon Walker of the 902nd MI.
Also among the walkers were Laurel resi-
dent Veronica James and her 15-month-old
grandson Acion Carter.
“Sexual assault awareness is so important,
in all walks of life,” said James, who learned
of the walk from her friend, Kimbrough
SHARP coordinator Sherry L. Williams.
“That’s why we’re all here. It’s such an
important issue.”
Sexual Assault Awareness
Walking the walk,
talking the talk
Photo by NAVY MASS COMMUNICATIONS SPC. 2nd CLASS Zach Allan
Service members and civilians participate in the second annual 1.5-mile SHARP
Walk hosted April 21 by Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center in observance of Sexual
Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. The walk continued along Llewellyn
Avenue and coursed through Burba Park back to Kimbrough.
VISITING
REECE
CROSSINGS
Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force
James A. Cody and Garrison
Command Sgt. Maj. Rodwell L.
Forbes discuss the amenities
available to residents at Reece
Crossings, Fort Meade’s first
privately developed, on-post
apartment community for
unaccompanied service members,
DoD civilians and contractors.
As the Air Force’s highest
enlisted service member, Cody
visited Reece Crossings to
learn more about this privatized,
unaccompanied housing project.
Photo by Steve Ellmore

News
By Lisa R. Rhodes
Staff Writer
Several third-graders from Manor View
Elementary School were fascinated by a
Volt Ride Elk, a bicycle powered by an
electric motor, that was on display at Fort
Meade’s annual Earth Day celebration
held April 22.
“I like the driving wheel. It looks like a
bike,” said Larissa Watson, 9.
“I liked that it looked like a car. It’s
cool. It has a bike inside it,” said Mariah
Robinson, 9, as she peeked inside the
bicycle-vehicle.
The Volt Ride Elk, represented by Volt
Ride, a Columbia-based company, was
one of more than 50 exhibitors at the
four-hour event held at the Pavilion.
Hosted by Fort Meade’s Environmental
Division, the Earth Day celebration fea-
tured two seminars on the importance of
recycling old electronic equipment to help
preserve the environment.
Mick Butler, chief of Fort Meade’s
Environmental Division, spoke to an
audience of school-age children about
the importance of properly disposing cell
phones, iPads and other popular electronic
devices.
“Most of the participants were students
and since they own a large number of elec-
tronic devices over the course of their life-
time, I hope to have made an impression
on them so they will hold to the promise
and recycle their devices,” Butler said after
the event.
The Environmental Protection Agency,
he said, estimates that only 18 percent of
cell phones are recycled, with 82 percent
dumped into landfills.
“Our homes and landfills are being
filled with unused electronic devices that
contain precious metals such as gold,
silver, copper, palladium and platinum,”
Butler said. “When these devices are not
recycled, the electronic companies have to
look for other sources of these precious
metals to make their products.”
As a result, Butler said, market forces
“are destroying land in other countries to
dig these metals out of the ground to sat-
isfy the need of the electronic companies
because there is not enough recycled metal
to meet the need.”
After the seminars, Butler recognized
fourth-grader Melina Guth and second-
grader Grace Jackson, both students at
Pershing Hill Elementary School, for their
winning entries in the Fort Meade Recy-
clable Bag Art Contest.
A popular exhibit at the event was spon-
Earth Day celebration highlights recycling, wildlife
sored by Echoes of Nature, a wildlife edu-
cational program that featured endangered
and threatened species of wildlife.
On display was a spotted turtle, which is
native to Maryland; a black-footed weasel;
a crested gecko; an Argentine-horned frog;
and a chinchilla.
“This is our second year at this event,”
said Echo Uzzo, founder of Echoes of
Nature. “We wanted to point out endan-
gered and threatened species from the
world’s habitat to show how we’re all con-
nected.”
Another group of third graders from
Manor View were captivated by a Red
Tail Hawk, a bird of prey protected by the
federal government.
“Ilikehisfeathers,”saidAmerieMirabel,
8. “He’s very big, but I’m not scared.”
Other exhibitors included Fort Meade’s
Public Health Command, Fort Meade
Wastewater Treatment Plant, Anne Arun-
del County Recreation and Parks, Mont-
gomery County Beekeeper Association,
Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center’s
public health nursing division, Watershed
Stewards Academy and the Jefferson Pat-
terson Park and Museum.
Students from Monarch Academy, a
public charter school in Glen Burnie, sold
recycled bags designed by a fellow student
and made from recycled materials.
Eight-year-old Darby Von Berg said the
recycled bag was useful to families.
“It’s helping to save the earth by not
using plastic bags that just go to waste,”
the youngster said.
Laurel Harrison, a park ranger from
the Patuxent Research Refuge, showed
passersby an exhibit of pelts from animals
who live at the refuge but were struck by
vehicles and killed such as a gray and red
fox and a raccoon.
The Anne Arundel County Farm, Lawn
and Garden Center, based in Glen Burnie,
displayed several locally grown vegetables
and flowers including tomatoes, peppers,
corn, herbs, watercress squash, petunias,
marigolds and geraniums.
“We enjoy it here,” said Cory Stephens,
manager of the garden center. “It’s a way
to get kids interested in gardening. Many
kids don’t know where fresh vegetables
come from. This is a good way to get
families involved in planting and eating
fresh produce.”
Vanessa Corralejo, wife of Air Force
Tech Sgt. Frank Corralejo of the 94th
Intelligence Squadron, came to the event
with her daughter Isabella, 3, and 15-
month-old son Santiago.
“This is extremely important,” Cor-
ralejo said of the celebration. “I brought
some plants, and we’ll go home and plant
them. It’s a good way to teach children
how to protect the earth.”
Editor’s note: To view more photos from
this event, visit the Fort Meade Flickr page
at flickr.com/photos/ftmeade.
photo by daniel kucin jr.
Third grade students from Monarch Academy, a public charter school in Glen Burnie,
greet Orp, the mascot of the Oyster Recovery Partnership, at Fort Meade’s annual
Earth Day celebration held April 22 at the Pavilion. The nonprofit conservation group
was one of dozens of exhibitors at the four-hour event.
‘This is extremely important.
... It’s a good way to teach
children how to protect the
earth.’
Vanessa Corralejo

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lations nationwide, offered a compelling
program in his “Can I Kiss You?”presenta-
tion to military and Department of Army
civilian members of the 780th MI on April
14 at McGill Training Center.
Domitrzrevealedanewandfunapproach
toward respect as he kept the Soldiers and
civilians engaged while they learned new
and realistic methods for making better
decisions about sexual assault awareness:
consent, bystander intervention, healthy
dating and support to survivors.
“Sexual assault awareness is our number
onepriority,andthistypeof trainingworks,”
said Col. Joe Hartman, commander, 780th
MI. “This was the best SHARP training
I’ve had since I’ve been in the Army.
“The leadership session was great, Mike
was brutally honest.”
Through role-playing with audience
members and his portrayal of intriguing
characters on stage, each of the following
topics were demonstrated with realistic and
thought-provoking solutions:
Asking first for consent; making smarter
choices with partners; supporting survivors
of sexual assault; and intervening when
danger is present at parties and group set-
tings with alcohol.
Domitrz gave the precise words and skills
to ensure that both partners’boundaries are
respected at all times.
“Most people simply ‘make their move’
with sexual intimacy,” Domitrz said. “Ask-
ing first makes all the difference.”
Domitrz held the audience’s attention
throughout the entire presentation and
made a powerful impact.
First, the room was filled with laughter.
Moments later, it was completely solemn
and the audience mesmerized as Domitrz
shared the personal story of why he began
his program as a result of the rape of his
sister.
The audience also learned how to appro-
priately intervene in potentially danger-
ous situations, including with their friends,
whether involving alcohol, parties or at
clubs.
In addition, Domitrz taught how to
“Open the Door” and offer proper support
to all survivors of sexual assault — in and
out of the military.
Through his demonstration, Domitrz
provided the audience a greater level of
admiration and respect for survivors of
sexual assault.
“I think [sexual assault awareness is] an
important message and you can never have
enough of this type of training,” said Dave
Watkins, paralegal specialist, 780th MI.
After the roller coaster of hilarious
scenarios and hard-hitting questions and
answers each person could use personally,
Domitrz closed the presentation by ask-
Story and photo by Tina Miles
Public Affairs Officer
780th Military Intelligence Brigade
April is Sexual Assault Awareness and
Prevention Month, a subject the U.S. Army
takes very seriously.
During this month, training sessions
for the Sexual Harassment and Assault
Response Program, or SHARP, takes place
Army-wide.
But rather than raising sexual assault
awareness of its members through the usual
and often unmemorable manner, the 780th
Military Intelligence Brigade took a differ-
ent approach and enlisted the services of an
expert who would make a positive and long-
lasting difference — Mike Domitrz.
Domitrz, who tours units and instal-
‘Can I Kiss You?’
takes innovative spin
on SHARP training
ing volunteers how they planned to “take
immediate, positive, important actions.”
Their answers were rewarded with a copy
of one of his books or a T-shirt.
“I plan to completely change how I
approach this subject when talking with my
daughter,” 1st Sgt. Dwayne Smith said.
One Soldier vowed to call three people
and talk to them about support when
needed. A newlywed Soldier found the
information learned to be sound marriage
advice, while another planned to use it as
good dating advice.
“I think this information will be very
useful for future dates,” Spc. David Primm
said.
A female Soldier proposed to be more
proactive regarding intervention.
“I was proud of the female Soldier who
stood up at the end of the program and
stated she was going to ‘step in and speak
up,’ especially in the workplace when con-
versation becomes inappropriate,” Watkins
said.
“That made the training worthwhile in
itself.”
April 21: Exceeding speed limit
by 10-19 miles per hour, driv-
ing with suspended registration,
driving while under influence of
alcohol, driving while impaired
by alcohol, possessing more
than one driver’s license at any
one time:
While conducting stationary
radar, Fort Meade Police noticed a
vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed. Police
conducted a traffic stop. The driver had a strong
odor of an alcoholic beverage. He was asked
to exit his vehicle to perform standardized field
sobriety tests, which he refused. He was appre-
hended for suspicion of DUI and transported
to the station for further processing. The driver
failed to submit to testing of his blood alcohol
content.
April 22, Shoplifting: The subject was observed
via closed circuit TV at the Exchange concealing
a bottle of weight loss supplement and exiting the
store without rendering proper payment.
April 23, Wrongful possession of marijuana: While
conducting a traffic stop, police found the driver
to be in possession of marijuana. The suspected
marijuana was tested using a narcotics identifica-
tion system kit.
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Cover Story
PHOTOS BY DANIEL KUCIN JR.
Among the many youngsters getting her face painted is 4-year-old Evanthia Castro.
RIGHT: A group of youngsters take a spin on one of the amusement park rides at the
Family Fun Fair held April 25 at Burba Lake Park.
Services and the Fort Meade Police Mobile
Command.
The fair also offered three entertain-
ment stages with performances by the U.S.
Army Field Band’s The Volunteers, Meade
High School’s dance company, Pershing
Hill Elementary School’s General Chorus,
and dancers from Child, Youth and School
Services’ Schools of Knowledge, Inspi-
ration, Exploration and Skills (SKIES)
program.
“We try to come out to most base
events, especially when they’re free,” said
Odenton resident Andrea Miskimen
whose husband, Airman Bill Miskimen,
serves with the 7th Intelligence Squadron
at Fort Meade.
Miskimen attended the fair with her 3-
year-old son Gideon.
“He really wants to go to the Bounce
House and do the inflatable things, and
of course eat some food here,” she said of
Gideon. “It’s a lot of fun. I just wish it was
warmer out today.”
That sentiment was echoed by Meuse
Forest resident Karen Bincarowsky, who
came to the fair with her husband, Coast
Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Shaun
Bincarowsky, and their daughters Brooke,
7, and Bailey, 4.
“We’re having a blast,” Karen
Bincarowsky said. “It’s a little cold, but
we’re still enjoying ourselves. So far we’ve
mainly been fishing, but we’ll get around
to doing everything.”
The Bincarowskys’ daughters were
among the approximately 50 youngsters
who participated in the Youth Fishing
Rodeo sponsored by the Meade Rod and
Gun Club. The free event was open to ages
3 to 15.
Participants in three age categories com-
By Alan H. Feiler
Standing on the muddy, grassy banks of
Burba Lake, John Schultz of Farmerville,
La., watched with pride as his 6-year-old
granddaughter Arele Anthony cast her
fishing line into the calm waters.
“We decided to come here for the fish-
ing,” said the retired Navy officer, who
was visiting his son-in-law Airman Justin
Anthony and his family who live on Fort
Meade. “We’re having a wonderful time
here. We haven’t caught any fish yet, but
just being with the family is great.”
Schultz was one of 3,500 to 4,000 peo-
ple who braved the chilly morning weather
and attended the Family Fun Fair on
April 25 at Burba Lake. The six-hour free
event, which was open to the public, was
billed as “A Day in the Park” and held in
conjunction with “Child Abuse Prevention
Awareness Month,”celebrating the Month
of the Military Child.
The fair featured informational displays
and tables offered by multiple on-post and
off-site organizations as well as amusement
and inflatable rides, face painting, games
and activities, animal balloon artists, raffle
drawings, a scavenger hunt, storytime ses-
sions and food vendors.
Giving safety demonstrations at the fair
were the Fort Meade Fire and Emergency
‘A Day in the Park’
Family Fun
Fair celebrates
military children

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A revved-up
Robertsha Metzger,
8, tinkers with race
cars at the six-hour
festival. The Family
Fun Fair featured
informational
displays, safety
demonstrations,
kiddie rides and
inflatables, face
painting, games and
activities, animal
balloon artists, raffle
drawings, a scavenger
hunt, storytime
sessions, food
vendors, and a variety
of musical and dance
performances.
peted for prizes.
“It was really fun catching a fish,” said
Natali Barfuss, 4, of Normandy Bluffs
who is the daughter of Spc. Jason Barfuss
of the 704th Military Intelligence Brigade
and his wife, Nicole.
Dr. Jen Crockett manned a booth at
the fair for the Kennedy Krieger Institute
in Howard County. The wife of retired
Army officer Ken Romaine, Crockett,
a psychologist and Laurel resident who
previously lived at Fort Meade, has been
attending the fair for several years.
“It’s always a great event,”Crockett said.
“Fort Meade is a great community. There’s
just a great community feeling here.”
Sherry Barton
helps her 3-year-
old son Josiah
Barton with an arts
and crafts project.
Nearly 4,000 people
attended the six-
hour free event,
which was billed
as “A Day in the
Park” and held
in conjunction
with “Child
Abuse Prevention
Awareness Month,”
celebrating the
Month of the
Military Child.
RIGHT: The U.S. Army Field Band’s The
Volunteers perform classic rock, folk, blues
and other musical selections at Stage Three
of the Family Fun Fair.

Cover Story
Photos by Daniel Kucin Jr.
Tackling Burba LakeAbout 50 children and teens participated in the Youth Fishing Rodeo spon-
sored Saturday by the Meade Rod and Gun Club at Burba Park Area No. 5 dur-
ing the Family Fun Fair. The free event was open to ages 3 to 15. Competition
for prizes was open to three age groups.
ABOVE: Normandy Bluffs resident Natali Barfuss, 4, daughter of Nicole and Spc.
Jason Barfuss of the 704th Military Intelligence Brigade, proudly shows off the
Largemouth Bass she landed.
RIGHT: Sgt. 1st Class Chris Wright of Satellite Communications who resides in Seven
Oaks helps his 7-year-old daughter Keira with her fishing tackle during Saturday’s
Youth Fishing Rodeo.
Six-year-old Jerry
Bernier takes first
place in the 3 to 6
age division at the
annual Youth Fishing
Rodeo.
Sgt. 1st Class Winston Boddie helps 10-year-old Sean Reuling look for fish on the
banks of Burba Lake.

Sports Shorts
Compete in qualifier
The Army Ten-Miler Qualifier
will be held Friday at 6:30 a.m. at
Murphy Field House.
All active-duty service
members are invited to compete
in the qualifying run to become a
member of the Fort Meade Army
Ten-Miler Team.
For more information, call 301-
677-3318.
Free bowling
A free bowling event will be held in honor of Armed Forces Day on May 16
from noon to 5 p.m. at the Lanes, 2788 MacArthur Road.
Free bowling and shoe rental will be offered for all active-duty service
members.
Youth Sports registration
Registration for fall sports will begin Monday.
Fall sports being offered include: tackle football, NFL flag football, soccer,
cheerleading and swim team.
To register or for more information, go to ftmeademwr.com or call 301-677-
1179.
Football referees wanted
CYSS Youth Sports is looking for volunteer NFL flag football referees for ages
6-12.
If interested or for more information, call the Youth Sports office at 301-677-
1329 or 301-677-1179.
Wanted: Group fitness instructors
The Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation is seeking
group fitness instructors to work within the sports and fitness departments at
Gaffney Fitness Center.
Professionals are needed who:
• Are responsible, attentive, highly-motivated and energetic
• Can teach a variety of fun and productive group-fitness classes at various
times and dates
• Are interested in a career that allows you to make your own schedule and be
your own boss
• Possess a national certification for the discipline you are looking to teach
such as BootCamp; Insanity/P90X blends; YogaFit; Zumba; Aqua Zumba; the
Aerobics and Fitness Association of America or American Council of Exercise
group fitness; and CPR/AED (Automated External Defibrillators)
• Are older than age 18
These are contracted positions. However, certified volunteers wishing to serve
the community are also also welcome.
Volunteers will be registered through Army Community Service.
For more information, call Lauren Williams at 301-677-5822 or email Lauren.
L.Williams.NAF@mail.mil.
Youth summer sports registration
Registration for summer sports is underway.
Summer sports include tennis and dodgeball.
To register, go to ftmeademwr.com.
EFMP walking group
Exceptional Family Member Program families are invited to join the EFMP
walking group on the second and fourth Monday of each month from 8:30-9:30
a.m. at the Arundel Mills Mall, at the entrance between Best Buy and Old Navy.
Registration is required.
To register, call 301-677-4473.
Personal trainers available
Gaffney Fitness Center offers personal training programs for those eligible to
use the facility.
Individual or two-person sessions are available.
Youth Sports seeks volunteer coaches
Volunteer coaches are needed for baseball, softball, tennis, lacrosse, basketball,
track, NFL flag football, and soccer.
All volunteers will receive free training and will be certified through the
National Youth Sports Coaches Association.
All volunteers must complete a background check.
Apply at the Child, Youth and School Services’ Youth Sports Fitness Office
at 1900 Reece Road.
For more information, call 301-677-1179 or 301-677-1329.
Dollar Days
Dollar Days at the Lanes are offered every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Bowlers receive a game of bowling, shoe rental, a hot dog, hamburger, small
fries, pizza slice or medium soda for $1 each.
Tae kwon do
Child, Youth and School Services offers tae kwon do classes for youths of all
ages Tuesdays and Thursday at the Youth Center.
Classes are broken into different age groups. Cost is $45 for ages 4 to 6 and
$85 for ages 7–17.
Texas Hold ‘Em Tournaments
All service members and civilians are invited to play in the Texas Hold ‘Em
Tournaments held Mondays and Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at the Lounge at the Lanes.
Tournament is free to enter. Prizes are awarded for the top winners.
Food and beverages are available for purchase.
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.
Pre-registration for groups of seven to 10 runners costs $85.
All pre-registered runners will receive a T-shirt.

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.
Passport office temporarily
closed
The Fort Meade Passport Office is
closed for initial issuance of passports
today and Friday.
The passport office will reopen
Monday.
Hours of operation will be Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from
7:30 a.m. to noon. The office is closed
Wednesday mornings.
Patrons will be notified when their
passport arrives if their application has
been sent for processing.
Alternate locations for processing
expedite applications are located in
Bethesda at 301-295-1067 and Andrews
Air Force Base at 301-981-4408 (or
email marshell.e.johnson.civ@mail.mil)
or Sgt. Vinson at 301-981-7981.
Farmers market vendors
wanted
The Fort Meade Farmers Market is
seeking a variety of vendors of produce,
prepared food, flowers, crafts and lunch
trucks.
The farmers market is held every
Wednesday from June 10 to Sept. 9 from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fort Meade
Pavilion.
For more information, call 301-677-
3579 or 301-252-8688.
Exchange pet contest
The Fort Meade Exchange is
sponsoring a Patriot Pet contest on May
9 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Shoppers are encouraged to bring a
photo of their family pet to customer
service. Photos will be displayed, and
a panel of judges will select the best
photo.
The first-place photo will win a $100
Exchange gift card. The second-place
photo will win a $75 gift card; third
place will win a $50 gift card; and fourth
place wins a $25 gift card.
Hours are: Monday through Saturday
from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
8625.
Reece Crossings
widens eligibility
Reece Crossings has expanded
eligibility to unaccompanied military
personnel of all ranks who receive Basic
Allowance for Housing; DoD civilians;
and DoD contractors.
This change is due to the recent
completion of more than 100 new
apartments now available for lease.
While Corvias Military Housing has
opened eligibility to DoD civilians and
DoD contractors at this time, active-
duty service members will always receive
priority.
Women’s Health Day
Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center
is sponsoring “Women’s Health and
Wellness Day” on Saturday.
Services to be offered to Kimbrough
beneficiaries include: well-woman exam,
Pap test, mammography, immunizations,
visual acuity exams and Army Wellness
Center assessments.
Appointment required. For more
information, call 301-677-8487.
Veterans Resource Fair
The Howard County Veterans and
Military Families Commission will host a
Veterans Resource Fair on May 19 from
5-8:45 p.m. at the Miller Branch Library,
9421 Frederick Road, Ellicott City.
All veterans are invited. Admission is
free.
The resource fair will offer participants
the opportunity to talk face-to-face with
representatives of more than 25 busi-
nesses, organizations and nonprofits dedi-
cated to providing services, support and
jobs to veterans.
Representatives from the following
organizations will attend: U.S. Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs Mobile Vet Van;
Maryland Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene; Maryland’s Commit-
ment to Veterans; Maryland Department
of Labor, Licensing and Regulations; One
Stop Career Centers; Maryland Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, Outreach and
Advocacy Program; Howard County
Department of Social Services; Easter
Seals; Wounded Warrior Project; Neigh-
bor Ride; American Legion and Veterans
of Foreign Wars; Maryland State Bar
Association; Veterans History Project;
and the Small Business Administration.
The Howard County Veterans and
Military Families Commission was estab-
lished in 2011 to enhance public aware-
ness and support to veterans and military
families who reside and/or work within
Howard County.
For more information, call Lisa Terry
of the Howard County Office of Military
Affairs at 410-313-0821.
Appreciation lunch
Club Meade will honor military
spouses with a Military Spouse
Appreciation Lunch on May 8 from 11
a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The event will feature a free lunch
buffet for spouses of all active-duty
service members. Menu includes shrimp
scampi, spaghetti and sauce, pork
loin and gravy, rice pilaf, a salad bar,
beverages and dessert.
ID as an active-duty military spouse
is required.
Reservations are recommended and
required for groups of eight or more.
Children’s pricing is available.
6969.
Mother’s Day brunch
Club Meade will offer two seatings for
a Mother’s Day brunch on May 10 from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
The brunch will feature various
breakfast and lunch items including
a waffle station, omelet station,
carving stations, cheese, fresh fruit and
vegetables.
Cost is $26.95 for nonclub members
and $21.95 for members. Children’s
pricing is available.
Reservations are recommended.
6969.
BOSS barbecue, paintball
Better Opportunities for Single Service
Members is offering two events in May:
• A free barbecue will be held May 16
from noon to 4 p.m. at Burba Lake Park.
• Paintball will be held May 30 from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m.
Cost is $25.
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‘Military hero’
nominations
The Bowie Baysox, a minor-league
affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, is
file photo
RIGHT ARM NIGHTCelebrate Right Arm Night on May 7 from 4-6 p.m. at Club Meade.
Bring your right-arm service member, co-worker or employee for a fun evening
of free food, music, dancing, prizes and camaraderie.
The event is open to all military ranks and services, and civilians. Reserve your
table at 301-677-6969.
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seeking military hero nominations to be
used in the Military Heroes Card Set
presented by Andrews Federal Credit
Union that will be given away during the
game on July 31.
Fans living in the area who know
active or retired members of the U.S.
Armed Forces are encouraged to fill out
the nomination form online at baysox.
com.
All nominations must be submitted by
May 14 at 5 p.m.
The Baysox will attempt to select an
even number of nominations from each
service branch while including military
heroes who have served in different
decades.
The Baysox will honor these veterans
and/or their families in ceremonies
before and during the game on July 31
at 6:35 p.m. Each selected nominee will
receive four box seat tickets to the game.
During Military Heroes Appreciation
Night, the Baysox will distribute a 25-
35 card set, featuring photographs and
information about the service members’
military careers, to the first 1,000 fans
age 18 and older.
Nomination forms can be found
online at: http://www.milb.com/content/
page.jsp?ymd=20150412content_
id=72248234fext=.
jspsid=t418vkey=.
For more information, email info@
baysox.com.
New NCOER system
briefing
Secretary of the Army John M.
McHugh approved revisions to the
Noncommissioned Officer Evaluation
Report system.
These revisions are scheduled for
implementation on Sept. 15.
In order to comply with the
directive, the Fort Meade Military
Personnel Division along with train-
the-trainers NCOs will provide an
information briefing and hands-on
computer training session on the dates
and time listed below.
The selected professional must
be able to articulate impact to
promotion, professional development,
schools, etc.
A confirmed reservation is required
for the four-hour computer training.
• May 26, 9-11:30 a.m., McGill
Training Center main ballroom:
Executive briefing (master sergeant
and above; GS-12 and above)
• May 26, 1-3:30 p.m., McGill
Information briefing (open seating)
• May 27, 9-11:30 a.m. McGill
• May 27, 1-3:30 p.m., McGill
Computer hands-on training (four
hours)
• May 29, 8 a.m. to noon or 1-5
p.m.
• July 6, 8 a.m. to noon or 1-5 p.m.
For reservations, call 301-677-9634
or 301-677-4209, or email Jannette.
o.bolling.civ@mail.mil or richard.lee6.
civ@mail.mil.
Cooking Matters
Commissary Tours
The next Cooking Matters
Commissary Tour Challenge is
Friday 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.
Prostate cancer progrm
The next quarterly program for men
and families dealing with prostate can-
cer will be held May 7 from 7-8:30 p.m.
at Walter Reed National Military Medi-
cal Center in Bethesda in the America
Building, Room 2525.
Dr. Timothy Donahue will discuss
“Rise in PSA After Treatment for Pros-
tate Cancer.”
Family and friends are invited. No
registration required.
Military ID is required for base access.
Those without a military ID should call
the Prostate Center at 301-319-2900 at
least four business 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@mail.mil.
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.
• Dollars and Sense: Tuesday, 9 a.m.
to noon
Topics include: Basic budgeting,
financial goals and priorities, saving
and investing, and managing your
credit.
• Banking Basics: May 12, 9-11 a.m.
Topics include: Banking and credit
union services and checking account
management.
This class serves as refresher
training for personnel who have abused
and misused check-cashing privileges.
• Car-Buying: May 19, 9-11 a.m.
• Credit Management: May 26, 9-11
a.m.
• First Term Financial Readiness
(online): May 26, 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
ID cardholders including active-
duty service members, retirees and
their family members, DoD civilian
employees and contractors.
Registration is required for each
class.
• TGPS Workshop (Transition,
Goals, Plans and Success): Monday to
May 8, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Resume Writing Workshop:
Tuesday, 9 a.m. to noon
• Stress Management: May 7, 9:30-
11:30 a.m.
• Retirement Brief: May 11, 8-11:30
a.m. (If within two years of retirement)
Information will be provided on
Tricare, Johns Hopkins Family Health
Plan, and Navy Mutual Aid Financial
Planning/Survivor Benefit Plan.
To register, call 301-677-9014.
• DTAP Brief: May 11, 1-2:30 p.m.
• Deployment Brief: May 14, 10-11:30
a.m.
• Medial Record 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.
• May 7: “Hooray for Mother’s Day!”
• May 14: “Reading Grows Your Mind!”
- Stories about gardens and gardening
• May 21: “Don’t Be Square!” - Stories
about shapes
• May 28: “D is for Dinosaur” - Stories
about dinosaurs
Cinco De Mayo
celebration
The Teen Center is sponsoring a free
Cinco De Mayo celebration for grades
nine to 12 on Tuesday from 5:30-7 p.m.
Learn to make a traditional Mexican
feast consisting of fajitas, charro beans,
rice and pico de gallo.
6054.
Youth Center events
The Youth Center is offering several
free activities in May for grades six to
eight:
• May Day Field Day: Friday, 4:45 to
6:30 p.m.
• Cinco de Mayo: Tuesday, 5-7 p.m.
Learn fun, traditional dances and
how to make Mexican foods and
beverages.
• Mother’s Day Craft: May 7, 5-7 p.m.
Participants will make a gift for mom.
• Spa Day: May 8, 5:30-7 p.m.
Military Spouse Appreciation Spa
Day will be hosted by the staff and
youths to offer pampering treats and a
gift.
• Asian-Pacific Islander American
Adventures: May 22, 5:30-7 p.m.
The event will feature a lumpia and
pansit cooking lesson and karaoke.
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Out About
• Step aboard Harbor Queen for a
narrated cruise of historic Annapolis
Harbor and the banks of the U.S. Naval
Academy.
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Movies
The 40-minute cruise is offered
through Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
and weekends from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The
ship departs every hour on the hour from
1 Dock St., Annapolis.
Cost is $15 for general admission and
$6 for children ages 3-11.
7601 or go to http://cruisesonthebay.
com/annapolis-and-baltimore-day-cruises/
annapolis-cruises.
• The ninth annual “Sundance for the
Troops” GI Film Festival, dedicated to
presenting the veteran experience through
film, television and special events, will
run from May 18-24 in Washington,
D.C., and Fairfax, Va.
The seven-day program features
60-plus films, interactive QAs with
filmmakers and on-screen talent, embassy
soirees, live music, stand-up comedy and
awards ceremonies.
The diverse lineup encompasses
drama, action and comedy through
specialty categories including
documentary, animation and science
fiction.
Films include: “KAJAKI. The True
Story” about bravery and brotherhood on
the Kajaki Dam during the Afghanistan
conflict; “War Pigs”, a World War II
action movie starring Mickey Rourke,
Dolph Lundgren and Luke Goss; and
Melissa McCarthy’s satirical CIA thriller
“Spy.”
For the 2015 GI Film Festival Trailer,
go to https://vimeo.com/124823007.
• Leisure Travel Services is offering its
next monthly bus trip to New York City
on May 16, with discounts to attractions.
Bus cost is $60. For more information, call
301-677-7354 or visit ftmeademwr.com.
• 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
Saturday. 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.
• 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 Monday.
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.
• Calling All Dads 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. 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.
• Retired Officers’ Wives’ Club will hold
its next luncheon meeting Tuesday at 11
a.m. at Club Meade for the installation of
officers for the upcoming year.
ROWC also will celebrate “Everybody’s
Birthday” with music and fun.
Bring your family and friends.
Cost of the luncheon is $18.
Reservations are required by noon today.
Call your area representative or Betty
Wade at 410-551-7082.
Members may bring guests at any time
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, president of the ROWC, at 410-
674-2550.
• Fort Meade Chapter of the Military
Officers Association of America will hold
its next luncheon meeting May 7 at 11:30
a.m. at the Conference Center.
Guest speaker is retired Col. Kenneth
O. McCreedy, the CEO of the Maryland
Therapeutic Riding.
Cost of the luncheon is $15.
Reservations are required.
The public is invited.
For reservations, call T. Wayne Hobbs at
410-799-8331.
• 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 May 7.
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 May 7. Dinner is served at 6
p.m. For more information, call 410-674-
4000.
• 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 May
7. For more information, visit namiaac.org.
• 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 May 8.
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 May 9. 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.
• AARP Chapter 606 will meet May
11 at 12:30 p.m. in the Glen Burnie
Improvement Association Hall.
This month’s guest speaker is from Life
Reimagined.
Members are reminded to bring
food for the North County Emergency
Outreach Network, box tops for schools,
loose change for charities and used toner
cartridges to be reconditioned.
For more information, call Judy Litke
at 410-760-6253.
• NARFE Chapter 1519 will meet May
12 at 1 p.m. at the Holy Trinity Church
Hall, 3436 Baltimore-Annapolis Road,
Glen Burnie.
Those interested in joining this
chapter or finding out more information
concerning the National Active and
Retired Federal Employee Association,
should attend this meeting. Personnel are
needed to become active members of the
chapter and attend meetings.
For more information, call Diane Shreves,
publicity chairman, at 410-760-3750.
• 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.
RECREATION
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17
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 May 17
Friday Sunday: “Insurgent: The Divergent
Series” (PG-13). Beatrice Prior must confront
her inner demons and continue her fight against
a powerful alliance, which threatens to tear her
society apart with the help from others on her
side. With Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Theo
James.
Saturday: “Cinderella” (PG). When her father
unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds her-
self at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and
her daughters. Never one to give up hope, Ella’s
fortunes begin to change after meeting a dash-
ing stranger. With Lily James, Cate Blanchett,
Richard Madden.
May 8 9: “Home” (PG). Oh, an alien on the
run from his own people, lands on Earth and
makes friends with the adventurous Tip, who is
on a quest of her own. With the voices of Jim
Parsons, Rihanna, Steve Martin.
May 10: “Get Hard” (R). When millionaire
James King is jailed for fraud and bound for
San Quentin, he turns to Darnell Lewis to prep
him to go behind bars. With Will Ferrell, Kevin
Hart, Alison Brie.
May 15 16: “Furious Seven” (PG-13). Deckard
Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and
his family for his comatose brother. With Vin
Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jason
Statham.
May 17: “The Gunman” (R). A sniper on a
mercenary assassination team, kills the minister
of mines of the Congo. Terrier’s successful kill
shot forces him into hiding. Returning to the
Congo years later, he becomes the target of a
hit squad himself. With Sean Penn, Idris Elba,
Jasmine Trinca.
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