Heroes

March 29, 2013 | Staff Writer

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Honoring Local Heroes (Video)

The Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce honored local public safety heroes at its annual awards luncheon earlier this month. County, state, and federal officials attended the event, including Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) and Maryland Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D). The awards are targeted to members of any of the five branches of public […]

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September 20, 2012 | Staff Writer

Ted Koppel at Montgomery Honors Veterans

Koppel Pays Tribute to Veterans (Video)

Legendary broadcast journalist Ted Koppel, a Potomac resident, helped host Montgomery County’s Sept. 19 tribute to the area’s World War II veterans. In this video clip, Koppel tells MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke why these veterans mean so much to him personally. View a video about this extraordinary event here. Ted Koppel talks about these “Extraordinary Men […]

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September 11, 2012 | Diana Belchase

Remembering 9/11

  I’ll never forget 9/11. Back then, I lived only a few blocks from the Pentagon and could see it burning from my apartment window.  White smoke curled against the sky like some ominous papal decree.  An occasional flicker of red was blocked out by a film of virulent pewter haze; a horror film come […]

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