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BY GUY LEONARD STAFF WRITER

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Mike Abell, a St. Mary's County native, will be the first to say he’s not a hero but he’s definitely seen action around the world in some of its most hostile environments.

Once a member of the U.S. Army’s Special Forces — Green Berets — Abell was in the thick of covert operations during the latter stages of the Cold War when the Soviet Union and their proxies were the United States’ greatest threat.

From the Sahara Desert to the jungles of El Salvador and the streets of Berlin, Abell was one of thousands of quiet, highly trained professionals at the tip of America’s military spear.

“They’re the cream of the crop,” Abell, the owner of Lincoln Contractors Inc. in Hollywood, said of the men he served with while on ODA 573, a special forces “A” team of 12 elite soldiers. “Special Forces is everywhere, all the time.”

Abell said he joined the Army out of anger over American Embassy workers being taken hostage in Iran in 1979.

“I want to go to the Middle East,” he told the recruiting sergeant in 1979. “I want the action.”

The best way to do that, he was told, was to join the Special Forces.

After basic training, advanced infantry training, airborne school and passing a stringent Morse code exam to become a radio operator he went to the Special Forces “Q” course.

During the first phase, which lasted a month, he and the other candidates, most of whom washed

out, were run everyday with full kit and nearly starved.

After being in the field for so long, he was finally able to take a cold shower.

“We were all looking in the mirror and we said: ‘Who the [expletive] is that!’” Abell said.

“We’d all lost so much weight.”

He passed the other two phases of training and while at the signal battalion he was picked for his

"I’ve seen communism and you can’t beat this country. My freedom means everything to me."

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“A” team.

“I was glad to get out of there,” he said.

His first assignment was in North Africa where he patrolled the Sahara Desert gathering intelligence on Lybian intentions in the region. Col. Muammar Gaddafi, then the Lybian dictator, was rising on the world stage as a terror enabler.

Often dressed in tribal desert garb and carrying an AK-47, he and his team rode camels on their clandestine patrols.

His died in the desert.

“I walked old Clyde to death,” Abell said. “We were pushing the envelope to see what was going on out there.

“You're constantly gathering intelligence.”

It was probably the toughest terrain he had to endure.

“The desert will make a sissy out of you,” Abell, 62, said. “It will drain you.”

His next assignment was right at the doorstep of the Soviet enemy — Berlin — taking trips into the Eastern sector to gather intelligence dressed as regular Army soldiers at Checkpoint Charlie.

At that time no elite units were allowed in Berlin from either side but it was an agreement that was routinely broken by all.

“We had KGB (Soviet intelligence agents) follow us through Berlin, and we followed them,” Abell said.

When he went into East Berlin he got a first-hand look at what communism did to a people.

“I’ve seen communism and you can’t beat this country,” Abell said. “My freedom means everything to me.

“Communism robs the human spirit, it destroys your soul.”

While in Berlin he worked in civilian dress, including longer hair, as part of Detachment A. Also known as “Det. A,” the unit specialized in setting up resistance cells if the Soviets ever invaded Western Europe.

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The undercover Green Berets would stay behind you're training people and you come under fire you and wreak havoc in the Soviets’ rear areas, relying don’t sit back and say ‘I’m just an advisor,’” Abell on caches of hidden weapons and previously estab- said. “You just do it [return fire]. lished hideouts.

“You’re scared as hell but then you get mad. You When he wasn’t playing cat and mouse with just survive.”

KGB agents, he was trained in counter terror tactics Abell said of all the terrible things he’s seen, to counter groups like the BaaderMeinhoff Gang, which bombed, assassinated and kidnapped its way through West Germany all with the help of the East German secret police, the Stasi.

“One time we were chasing the Baader-Meinhoff Gang and Corky (one of Abell’s Det. A team members) chased one of them down an alley way,” Abell said. “He had a broken arm and she pulled a razor and cut him a few times.

“But he clocked her good with his cast.”

After his tour in Berlin he went to El Salvador to train anti-communist Contra guerillas fighting the Sandinista regime.

For him, being in the jungle was one of his more pleasant assignments.

“Well, I liked the food and the jungle is better than the desert,” Abell Mike Abell (second from left) with members of ODA 573. said. “There’s more to eat and drink.”

In all the places he’s served as an “advisor” to train other troops friendly to the United he still mostly remembers the good times in Special States, his mission sometimes took on harsher tones Forces, especially all the men he served with. than just being a teacher of tactics.

The main reason they wanted to be elite soldiers “When you’re put into a third world country and was their deep love for their country, their freedom

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and their willingness to defend it with their lives.

“It’s part of the cloth we’re made from,” Abell said. “That’s what makes this country.

“We’re Americans and we believe in freedom.”

The Latin motto of Special Forces is De Oppresso Liber or free from oppression.

Coming from a world of covert operations, Abell rails against the intelligence scandals and leaks that rock the political world and put soldiers lives at risk.

“I know guys that went to Leavenworth [ a military prison] for a fraction of what [Hillary Clinton] did,” Abell said. “These politicians they have no concept of keeping these things classified.”

And after years of fighting terrorism across the globe, he’s livid to see it come to our shores.

“Our politicians let that happen,” he exclaims.

To this day Abell attends Special Forces reunions to keep in close contact with old friends and to meet the next generation of America’s elite.

“They treated us like we were special because we were old but I told them ‘One day you’ll be where we are now and you’ll have to pass the torch,’” Abell said. “Special Forces is a brotherhood.

“It never stops.” guyleonard@countytimes.net

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Patricia McCoy’s story is a somewhat unique one for Veteran’s Day. But it is an entirely appropriate one of diligent and long service to her country.

McCoy joined the U.S. Navy in 1971 in a delayedenlistment program right out of high school in North Carolina. She was 18 years old when she arrived at the enlistment center at Bainbridge, Maryland. It was a different time for women in the military and particularly the Navy. Women couldn’t serve on ships. They couldn’t fly. They couldn’t serve in combat.

She did well in basic training and was one of a handful chosen to remain at the Maryland base as an instructor for women recruits. A year later she was transferred to Little Amphibious 22100 PointRiver Lookout Road Base in Virginia. She was the only woman in her command.

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She said there wasn’t any sexual harassment by the men. “The respect I got from the Navy guys, the officers and the chiefs were phenomenal,” she asserted.

It was 1973. Times were different than they are today. “You were allowed to get married but you weren’t allowed to get pregnant,” she explained.

That’s what happened to her and she was given an honorable discharge short of her three-year enlistment.

McCoy’s’ best friend is a retired Navy Chief who says that women in the 1970’s were the trailblazers for the women who are now serving in so many different capacities on ships and in planes.

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of intense opposition to the Vietnam War. McCoy followed her then-husband to Maryland for a job. Through a friend she was introduced to American Legion Post 206 in Chesapeake Beach. According to the post website: “The Stallings-Williams Post was named after two servicemen of the area, who gave their lives in the service of their country. During World War II, James Franklin Stallings, born July 5, 1923, son of Morris E. and Molly Ward Stallings, was lost in action over Holland on September 22, 1944 while serving in the 82nd paratrooper Division.

“Jesse Whittier Williams, born May 25, 1917 at Chesapeake Beach, Maryland.

Son of William S. and Anna M. Williams, was lost in defense of his country on August 17, 1944 in France.”

The post, a spacious building, sits proudly on a hill off Route 260 overlooking the town. It is a busy post, with many events throughout the year.

Pat, as everyone calls her, took to the American Legion in a big way. On their national website is the following quote: “The American Legion provides life-changing assistance and guidance for veterans, military personnel, their families and communities.”

McCoy embraced that motto. A testimonial to that is a recitation of what she has done during her 30-year membership in the post: Four-time post commander, service officer, county commander, district commander and then last year Maryland American Legion commander. She was the first and only female post commander, first female Calvert County commander and only the second to reach the state level.

Only this year did the national American Legion choose its first female commander.

As Maryland commander she traveled all over the state to functions at the more than 100 posts. She logged 32,000 miles on her van, taken mostly to weekend events

but occasionally during the week. She was given tine off by her long-time employer to meet her American Legion obligations.

She is especially proud of the Maryland American Legion Boy’s State program held yearly at McDaniel College in Westminster. Posts select participants who huddle there for a week, starting as a dictatorship and working their way through the democratic process to electing leaders, two of whom are senators who go on to a similar national event in Washington. “We have a great program,” she said.

Why has she been so committed to the American Legion? She said she still regrets that she was unable to serve her entire three-year obligation. Of the American Legion, “It was a way to serve, something that felt good.”

Indeed, service is the key to what American Legion posts do. Sure, they are social organizations. But they also assist veterans getting in touch with whoever is necessary to secure their VA and other benefits.

She was asked about the recent professional sports protests. She said, “They have the right. That’s what we fought for,” but added she regrets they are protesting during the playing of the National Anthem.

McCoy said American Legion posts are holding their own. They are having difficulty attracting the younger veterans, who are coming home to their own families and obligations. She hopes they will be encouraged to join because of the good being done in the posts. “We are their voice on Capitol Hill and in Annapolis,” she explained.

McCoy wears her patriotism proudly.

“To be a veteran of this country. To say I wore the uniform is something that will always be close to my heart.”

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A little more than a century ago the globe erupted in what would become known as the First World War. The nation is still in the midst of the centennial memorial of that war, which lasted from 1914 to 1918.

A memorial to the soldiers lost in that war sits in the town square of Leonardtown and will be the de facto center of what many believe is the largest Veterans’ Day parade in the state Nov. 11.

Veterans’ Day itself stems from the commemoration of the sacrifice of World War I veterans and all veterans in subsequent wars fought by U.S. servicemen and servicewomen.

The parade in Leonardtown has taken over the entire town square and many of the side streets over the years and this year is expected to be no different.

“We’ve already had 2,200 people register for the parade,” said Maria Fleming, events coordinator for the town. “We have 285 vehicles in the parade with 35 floats.”

The parade is expected to take one-and-a-half hours to complete its tour in Leonardtown.

The parade is full of veterans’ advocacy organizations and county service organizations as well.

It begins at 10a.m.

The parade travels along Fenwick Street and includes veterans, dignitaries, military units, color guards, classic and antique cars, scouts, motorcycles and horses, fire, police and emergency personnel and equipment.

The county’s state legislative delegation is

set to attend, as is U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer and Maryland Secretary of State John C. Wobensmith, Fleming said.

The World War I memorial at the center of what is also known as the War Memorial Gardens in the town square has four bronze plaques with the names of 27 men from St. Mary’s County who lost their lives in that conflict.

The monument was officially dedicated on Nov. 11, 1921 on what was then known as Armistice Day. The dedication included a brass band, ex-servicemen in uniform and the Red Cross; there were 1,500 people in attendance.

The armistice between Allied Powers — Great Britain, France, the United States and others — was signed on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918 between the Central Powers of Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire.

Adjacent to the World War I monument are plaques that memorialize county soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen who have died in other American Wars.

In 1954 Armistice Day was changed to Veterans’ Day to commemorate the sacrifice of American veterans in all wars. guyleonard@countytimes.net

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Sharon Murphy started working at the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home in 1984, even before it opened its doors for its first residents. Her title --” secretary to the commandant.” She added, “Now I am the commandant,” although the title has been changed to “director” of the hone. “I love serving veterans,” she said, about what hasn’t changed over the years.

When it first opened, Charlotte Hall Veterans Home was operated by the state. About a year later the operation was contracted out and has been operated by non-governmental business entities ever since. That record has been somewhat rocky, with one of them at one point declaring bankruptcy.

But, since 2001 the contractor has been Health Management Resources (HMR) of Maryland, which recently was awarded its third consecutive contract from the state. They also operate veterans’ homes in Alabama, South Carolina and Texas. They were originally in the nursing home business, not now focus in veterans’ care.

Charlotte Hall Veterans Home is owned by the state and is a program of the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs., whose secretary is George Owings of Calvert County. The home is situated on 126 acres in St. Mary’s County, formerly the location of the Charlotte Hall Military Academy. The home offers a continuum of care from the 168-bed assisted living program to the 286-bed skilled nursing program. It also offers memory care in secure units.

Murphy, who was born and raised and still lives in Benedict, is one of four state employees at the home. They provide administrative support to the Maryland Veterans Home Commission, an advisory board to the state agency.

Ex-officio members of the commission include Gov. Larry Hogan; C. Bernard (Bernie) Fowler of Calvert County (designee of the Senate President); and former delegate John Wood of St. Mary’s County (designee of the House Speaker).

For now, Charlotte Hall is the state’s only veterans home, although the state is looking at the possibility of a second home in Baltimore County. That facility is in

the department’s five-year plan but not yet in the state’s capital budget.

The remainder of the approximately 500 employees work for HMR or a subcontractor. But Murphy notes that the home is constantly abuzz with volunteers who serve many roles, such as teaching photography, using their interests and skills to help the residents. Anyone interested can contact the volunteer coordinator. An interview and background check are part of the process of selecting volunteers.

Elaine Hurley’s husband has been a resident of the Alzheimer’s wing for five years and having been moved to the more secure unit three years ago. Hurley lives just a few miles away and visits her husband almost every day.

She has been able to observe not only her husband’s care but also what is being given to the other residents.

“This place to me is amazing,” she told The County Times. “The aides are wonderful.” She said of the range of activities available to patients, “They do so much.” For instance, earlier in the week she had participated with her husband in a Halloween party for the residents.

Hurley’s husband is a Navy veteran having served four years, including a tour of duty on the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal, when in July of 1967 a fire broke out on board triggering a chain-reaction of explosions that killed 134 sailors and injured 161. Future United States Senator John McCain and future four-star admiral and US Pacific Fleet Commander Ronald J. Zlatoper, along with Hurley, were among the survivors. He helped put out the fire.

Mrs. Hurley said the helpfulness of the staff began from the time that her husband was admitted, including assisting the family in securing Medicaid benefits for her husband, who was the past post commander of American Legion Post 221 in Avenue.

“He has such good care. Those aides are just like family,” she said.

In addition to the volunteers who help out, Charlotte Hall Veterans Home is constantly being assisted by community organizations and businesses. “We get a lot of community support. I have seen how it has mushroomed

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over the years,” Murphy observed. For instance, proceeds from a car rally put on by Cruisin’ Southern Maryland every Memorial Day weekend have been used for needed projects, such as a new pavilion.

Community groups such as the local Moose lodge and veteran’s service organizations routinely invite residents to lunch and dinners; the home transports them to the events.

An example of going the extra mile goes to Skippers Restaurant in Deale and the Lothian Ruritan Club, who annually invite several busloads of the residents for a charter fishing trip and a meal. They provide a police escort for the buses from Charlotte Hall to Deale.

One little known fact is that Charlotte Hall Veterans Home is one of the top 10 employers in St. Mary’s County.

The residents come from all over the state, with Prince George’s having the most but also with more than 100 from the three counties of Southern Maryland. The Army is the most represented. Viet Nam War era veterans represent 38 percent of the population. Nineteen percent are from World War II. Forty percent are in their 80’s.

A snapshot of the home’s population from September of 2017: • One Silver Star • Two Legions of Merit • One Distinguished Flying Cross • 13 Bronze Stars • 14 Purple Hearts, and • One former POW. Even with that employment base and large community involvement, Murphy feels it is still not well known.

“I think we are still a surprise in the community,” she said.

She encourages everyone to visit and see for themselves.

When you stop by the Charlotte Hall Veteran’s Home, Murphy hopes you’ll join the corps of volunteers. You’ll be part of a home for those who served their country and a place for Maryland to say its thanks for their service. dickmyers@countytimes.net

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As part of our flag education initiative, American Legion Post 221 strives to keep the community informed of matters pertaining to flag protocol and etiquette. Since we are accustomed to flying national, state, county, and POW/ MIA flags the following information is provided, as a reference, for those areas of flag etiquette/protocol commonly observed:

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Federal Law Relating to Display and Associated Questions). Public concern and confusion regarding the proper respect shown to the United States flag has given rise to many questions on the law relating to the flag’s handling, display, and use. Both the state governments and the federal government have enacted legislation on this subject.

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TITLE 4 UNITED STATES CODE: 6. TIME AND OCCASIONS FOR DISPLAY. (a) It is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flagstaffs in the open. However, when a patriotic effect is desired, the flag may be displayed 24 hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness.

7. POSITION AND MANNER OF DISPLAY. The flag, when carried in a procession with another flag or flags, should be either on the marching right; that is, the flag’s own right, or, if there is a line of other flags, in front of the center of that line. (f) When flags of States, cities, or localities, or pennants of societies are flown on the same halyard with the flag of the United States, the latter should always be at the peak. When the flags are flown from adjacent staffs, the flag of the United States should be hoisted first and lowered last. No such flag or pennant may be placed above the flag of the United States or to the United States flag’s right. (i) When displayed either horizon-

tally or vertically against a wall, the union should be uppermost and to the flag’s own right, that is, to the observer’s left. When displayed in a window, the flag should be displayed in the same way, with the union or blue field to the left of the observer in the street. (k) When used on a speaker’s platform, the flag, if displayed flat, should be displayed above and behind the speaker.

When displayed from a staff in a church or public auditorium, the flag of the United States of America should hold the position of superior prominence, in advance of the audience, and in the position of honor at the clergyman’s or speaker’s right as he faces the audience.

Any other flag so displayed should be placed on the left of the clergyman or speaker or to the right of the audience.

8. RESPECT FOR FLAG. (k) The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.

Note: American Legion Post 221 conducts a flag disposal ceremony at 7:00 p.m. on the Monday closest to Flag Day (14 June). There is a repository for worn and unserviceable flags in front of the post – accessible 24 hours a day.

9. Conduct During Hoisting, Lowering or Passing of Flag. During the ceremony of hoisting or lowering the flag or when the flag is passing in a parade or in review, all persons present in uniform should render the military salute. Members of the Armed Forces and veterans who are present but not in uniform may render the military salute.

All other persons present should face the flag and stand at attention with the right hand over the heart, or if applicable, remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Citizens of other countries present should stand at attention. All such conduct toward the flag in a moving column should be rendered at the moment the flag passes.'

Maryland Flag 1.06 When the condition of the Maryland flag is such that it is no longer fit for display, it should be disposed of in the same manner as the U.S. flag, preferably by burning, and with the same dignity as is accorded the disposal of the U.S. flag.

2.02 The Maryland flag shall be flown with the black stripe on the diagonal band of the first quarter at the top of the flagstaff, as shown (below) (State Government Article, §13-204).

2.03 Only a gold cross bottony may be used as an ornament on the top of a flagstaff that carries the Maryland flag (State Government Article, §13-203).

2.05 Except as provided in §4.02, the Maryland flag should not be displayed outdoors earlier than sunrise nor later than sunset. When a patriotic effect is desired, however, the Maryland flag may be displayed 24 hours a day if directly illuminated during the hours of darkness.

4.01 When the Maryland flag is displayed within the State of Maryland, it should occupy the position of honor (to the flag's own right, or the observer's left)

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after the U.S. flag and the flag of any other nation, and before the flags of other states, Maryland counties and Baltimore City, municipalities, and public or private organizations.

4.04 When the Maryland flag and the U.S. flag are displayed on separate flagpoles, the flagpoles should be of equal height and the Maryland flag should be approximately the same size as, but never larger than, the U.S. flag. The U.S. flag should be flown from the position of honor on the flag's own right, or from the flagpole on the left as normally viewed by the observer. The Maryland flag should be flown from the second position of honor, or from the flagpole on the right as normally viewed by the observer.

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Per Tony Jones’ (St. Mary’s County Public Information Officer) email of 9 Oct 14: “The staff for the county flag is actually a pointed top, much like the tip of a spear and not a brass ball” (when carried in a parade or placed inside).

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Helen Veterans Memorial 2:00 PM Veterans Day observances in the Helen community will begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 11, featuring patriotic music, speeches and the laying of wreaths at the Helen veterans memorial. The annual Veterans Day observance program in Helen continues its tradition as a community-oriented and patriotic tribute in honor of those who have served in the armed forces of the United States. All veterans and active-duty military are encouraged to attend and join the ranks of fellow veterans to be recognized for their service and duty to country.

The formal ceremony will be followed by music, food and beverages.

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