Heroes Archives - Baltimore Post-Examiner

Remembering a time when soldiers were called heroes

BALTIMORE — The nation now arrives at a strange Veteran’s Day holiday when two decorated soldiers, William Taylor and Alexander Vindman,

Dear Editor, On Monday I attended the memorial service for my friend, Master Sgt. Chuck Collingwood, retired US Army Delta Force

One gave her life to protect her children; one man disregarded his own life to stop a killer, and another

David Bowie, the singer, songwriter, producer and actor, died on Sunday at the age of 69, after an 18-month battle

I am going to break an unwritten rule today. It’s a baseball rule. No, it’s not the rule that says

So, here we are again. Another election awaits our participation. The yard signs, TV ads, direct mail, and phone calls

“Two Suburban Men Killed Overseas, Parents Informed,” read the January 3, 1919 headline of New Jersey’s Newark Ledger. That woefully

For those who don’t know me: I’ve been keeping you in suspense about who my top hero is. For those

Well I’ve just finished going on about a hero in my list who has no gray area in his psyche

It occurs to me that exactly two of the heroes on mylist are actually “heroic.” The rest of them are