Officers
President: Carol Roddy
Vice Pres: Julia Francis
Treasurer: Marie Moudry
Secretary: Mary Jane Craig
Chaplain: Kathy Koth
Historian: Kelly Swanson |
Maryland Chapter
The Maryland Chapter of AGSM has been re-established.
New officers were elected for 2009 - 2010. Pictures from right to
left - Julia Francis, Vice President; Carol Roddy, President; Kathy
Koth, Chaplain; Mary Jane Craig, secretary; Kelly Swanson,
Historian; Marie Moudry, treasurer ( not pictured).
Gold Star families from Maryland were treated to a wonderful
concert and celebration on July 4th!
Trace Adkins
and the Kool Production company allowed us to experience the concert
festivities to honor our children who were lost during wars of
conflict. This complete celebration was the brain storm of a
wonderful lady, Monique Mitchell. She arranged everything from
flowers in our hotel rooms, to transportation, name tags and dinner
for all 100 of us. Trace Adkins even posed for photographs with each
family. The lead singer before Trace Adkins came on stage, John
Lusby, wrote a song dedicated to the fallen. It was produced in
Nashville and should hit the record...
Get more information from
this Southern Maryland Newspapers story.
A memorial service honoring Delaware and Maryland Gold Star mothers
was held at Ocean City, Maryland by the Department of Maryland Veterans
of Foreign Wars on June 8 2009. Delaware Department President, Pauline
Anderson and Maryland Chapter President, Carol Roddy were present.
The Maryland Gold Star Mothers met at the historic Baltimore War
Museum for their June meeting. They were treated to a tour of the museum
which dates back to artifacts of the Civil War. The chapter is currently
making blankets for the wounded soldiers at Bethesda and Walter Reed
Hospitals. On June 27th, the GSM's along with the Blue Star mothers of
Maryland and the Patriot Guard hosted a picnic on the grounds of Walter
Reed and presented the blankets to some of the soldiers recovering from
injuries.
In celebration of Armed Forces Day 2009, Aberdeen Proving Ground, in
Aberdeen, Maryland hosted Gold Star Families in Maryland with a
breakfast and ceremony. An Oak tree, dedicated to families of the fallen
will be planted on the base. Included in the picture are Gold Star
mothers, Cindy Lohman, Janice Chance, MaryJane Walton, Carol Roddy and
Sandy Siedel.
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