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Brigitte Shoff of Silver Spring pins the Silver Star onto the blazer of her father, retired Army Warrant Officer George Carlton Bloodworth, during a ceremony last month at the Rockville office of U.S. Rep. Christopher Van Hollen Jr. (third from left). seriously wounded, reached the pick up zone.” Shoff said her father dedicated himself to the military life. During the award ceremony, he spoke of many others who did much more than he did. “I wanted to do it for my father,” Shoff said of getting the medal. “He is always doing things for other people. He just did what a hero does.” — ALINE BARROS
Walter Reed wins trauma center designation Walter Reed National Military Medical Center has become Montgomery County’s second Level 2 Trauma Center, joining Suburban Hospital, after being verified by the American College of Surgeons. Both hospitals are in Bethesda. The college’s committee on trauma determined that Walter Reed exceeded its requirements for verification. Only 155 U.S. medical centers have met the college’s criteria.
EVENTS Wheaton Neighborhood Watch Meeting, 8-9 p.m., Wheaton Library,
large conference room, 11701 Georgia Ave., Wheaton. Free. 240-274-3233.
THURSDAY, JAN. 16 Writing a Successful Business Plan,
1-4 p.m., Rockville Economic Development, 95 Monroe St., Rockville. $25. 301-315-8096.
The Fiscal Picture for Montgomery County in 2014, 7-9 p.m., County
Council Office Building, fifth-floor conference room, 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville. Free. 301-320-5863. Author Talk by Selby McPhee, 7:30-9 p.m., Potomac Library, 10101 Glenolden Drive, Potomac. Free. 301294-3538.
Since 2001, Walter Reed, the world’s largest joint military medical center, has cared for more than 5,000 veterans. The designation reflects a patient-centered approach involving more than 60 departments and services in the medical center, ranging from audiology and nutrition to pastoral care and surgical specialties, according to a news release.
Groups seek volunteers to analyze school budget The Montgomery County Civic Federation, Montgomery County Taxpayers League and Parents’ Coalition of Montgomery County are gearing up for the second annual Budgetpalooza from 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 5 at Rockville Memorial Library, 21 Maryland Ave. Volunteers will analyze the $2.28 billion proposed Montgomery County Public Schools fiscal 2015 operating budget chapter by chapter. Volunteers are needed to read and analyze chapters of the budget. Those interested may
FRIDAY, JAN. 17 Jefferson Cafe, 10:30 a.m., Chevy
Chase Library, 8005 Connecticut Ave., Chevy Chase. Free. 240-773-9590. Stand-up Comedy, 8 p.m., VisArts, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville. $20. 540-6578811.
SATURDAY, JAN. 18 Chinese Lion Dance, noon-12:45 p.m., Marilyn J. Praisner Library, 14910 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville. Free. 240-773-9460. Peter Mayer concert, 7-9:30 p.m., Rockville United Church, 355 Linthicum St., Rockville. $20. 301-424-6733.
SUNDAY, DEC. 19 Renewing the Dream, 3-4 p.m., Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist
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2-4 p.m., Fox Hill, 8300 Burdette Road, Bethesda. Free. 301968-1850.
Church, 9601 Cedar Lane, Bethesda. Free. 301-564-2919. True Stories, 4:30 p.m., Tikvat Israel Synagogue, 2200 Baltimore Road, Rockville. $13. 301-762-7338.
MONDAY, JAN. 20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration, 10 a.m., Richard Montgomery
High School, 250 Richard Montgomery Drive, Rockville. Free. 240-314-8620. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Dance, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Dance Bethesda, 8227 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda. $5. 301951-3660.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, 1-3 p.m., Bethesda North
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Recreation center to be dedicated Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) will join members of the Montgomery County Council, Recreation Director Gabriel Albornoz and General Services Director David Dise at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 25 to dedicate the renamed Leonard D. Jackson Ken Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center at 4111 Plyers Mill Road, Kensington.
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Campus congrats Tiziano D’Affuso of North Potomac has received the Lido Civic
Club Matching Scholarship from the National Italian American Federation. D’Affuso is a theater major at the University of Maryland. The Lido Civic Club, an ItalianAmerican group, helps recent immigrants assimilate to American business.
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Marriott Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, North Bethesda. Free. 240-777-2600. Parenting Teens Support Group, 6:30-7:30 p.m., 11307 Rokeby Ave., Garrett Park. Free. 301-466-1637.
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Loss of Child Support Group, 6:30-8 p.m., Montgomery Hospice, 1355 Piccard Drive, Rockville. Free. 301-9214400.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22 Small Space Garden Design, 10:30 a.m., St. Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Road, North Bethesda. Free. 301-530-9594.
Lunch and Discover Retirement Living, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Ingleside at
King Farm, 701 King Farm Blvd., Rockville. Free. 240-499-9019. Fiction book group, 2 p.m., Chevy Chase Library, 8005 Connecticut Ave., Chevy Chase. Free. 240-773-9590. Parent Loss Support Group, 6:30-8 p.m., Woodside United Methodist Church, 8900 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring. Free. 301-921-4400.
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DEATHS Marga Anne Laboy Marga Anne Laboy, 73, of Gaithersburg, died Jan. 7, 2014. A memorial service will take place at 10 a.m. Jan. 17 at Peoples Community Church, 31 Norwood Road, Silver Spring.
CORRECTIONS A Jan. 8 story about a Silver Spring land swap that’s part of the Progress Place Project misstated the number of apartments that will be created. There will be 21. A Jan. 8 story misidentified Eric Bernard, who is the executive director of the Montgomery County Volunteer Fire-Rescue Association. Marcine Goodloe is the association’s president. Also, the association, not the county, received grants to help bolster volunteer firefighter recruitment.
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Sometimes a daughter knows best. Brigitte Shoff of Silver Spring had always heard about the medal her father had earned after serving in the Vietnam War. Still, Shoff had never seen the medal, so she asked him if he had ever received it. He said no. But on Jan. 2, Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Clark, commander of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, pinned the Silver Star — the military’s thirdhighest decoration for valor — onto the blazer of retired Army Warrant Officer George Carlton Bloodworth. Shoff said that the end of the war in 1975 was so turbulent that her father never tried to get the medal. “Things were very chaotic,” she said. “He transferred several times and he just didn’t talk about.” After reading a letter from the Army Department citing her father’s award, she contacted the office of Rep. Christopher Van Hollen Jr. (D-Dist. 8) of Kensington for assistance. Van Hollen’s staff contacted the Army and the award ceremony was scheduled when Bloodworth, who lives in Georgia, came to visit his daughter during the holidays last month. Bloodworth piloted one of the two helicopters conducting a reconnaissance mission in northwest of Cao Lanh on Sept. 20, 1969. One of the helicopters was shot down and despite imminent danger, Bloodworth kept searching for its crew. He was wounded by ground fire, shot in the arm and back, but he managed to find the two soldiers on the ground and eventually helped them to safety. The Army letter, dated June. 20, 1970, reads: “Warrant Officer Bloodworth distinguished himself by exceptionally valor actions ... Although seriously wounded, he continued to engage the enemy until his comrades, one of whom was
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