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May 30, 2009, the drill floor at the Melvin H. Cade Armory was dedicated to 1st Sgt. Lloyd R. Scott, Sr., during a ceremony. Scott enlisted as a private at the end of World War II and was ordered to active duty to serve in Korea with the 231st Transportation Truck Battalion – now the 229th Main Support Battalion. Scott worked at Cade Armory from 1960 until his retirement in 1986 with 41 years and five months of military service.

Governor Martin O’Malley hosted a welcome home ceremony for the Maryland Army National Guard’s 224th Area Support Medical Company which included a crab cake feast on the lawn at Government House in Annapolis. Maryland’s WWII veterans are honored as well in a ceremony commemorating the 65th anniversary of D-Day. “I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate Memorial Day …

Governor Martin O’Malley and Mr. Nicolai Vojeikin, deputy governor of the municipality of Harju County in the Republic of Estonia, signed a memorandum of understanding designed to encourage and strengthen cultural and social relationships between the state of Maryland and Harju County on May 18. “This agreement is further affirmation of our long-standing partnership between the state of Maryland and …

The National Guard’s State Partnership Program began in 1993 following the collapse of the Soviet Union. The program is aimed at increasing cooperation between former Warsaw Pact Eastern European countries and the United States. It also fosters mutual interests and establishes long-term relationships across all levels of society. It introduces these countries to democracy, assists them in building professional military …