Welcome!

Important Note – How to View Event Photos:

Viewing photos of past events is a simple three-click process:

  1. Click on the date of the event you want to see photos of in the calendar to the right; then
  2. Click on the heading of the event you want–some dates have more than one flight–it will look like this “Jan 15  2:30pm  Chip and Dale”; finally
  3. Click on the underlined date for the photos – it will look like this “20100101” – if there is no link like then we either did not take photos of this event or we have not yet received them.

OWHMD Loses a True American Hero: “Army George” Miskavage  

George Miskavage, affectionately known to many of us as “Army George” met his Supreme Commander on January 23, 2010. The Operation Welcome Home (MD) team sends its prayers and thoughts to his family and friends during this time of grief. He was a dedicated volunteer who came to many OWHMD events, a true patriot and veteran who served in both the Korean and Vietnam War.

With a genuine smile on his face, and “fist-bumps”, he personally thanked each Soldier, Marine, Airmen and Sailor who passed him by, with a warm and enthusiastic “Welcome home”.  A service will be held on Saturday Jan. 30, 2010 at 10am at Saint Mary of the Mills Church, 114 Saint Marys Place, Laurel, MD 20707-4098.  

The Warrior Watch Riders have planned to escort him to his final resting place in Pennsyvania. ExploreHoward.com published a wonderful article about George’s support to OWHMD last November – http://www.explorehoward.com/news/67224/welcome-warriors/

About Operation Welcome Home Maryland!

Hundreds of our Sailors, Airmen, Soldiers and Marines return from the War on Terror every week through the gates of the Baltimore/ Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

Since March 2007, Operation Welcome Home volunteers have greeted over 250 flights and more than 60,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines.  We invite you to come on out and help us welcome them home!

Take a look at the EVENT CALENDAR on the right side of this website to see the current month’s event dates or call our hotline at (410) 630-1555 for recorded information about our next event–and PLEASE be sure to call the hotline again before you leave for the airport to make sure the flight has not been delayed or cancelled.

We are also meeting many unexpected flights so keep watching the calendar for changes; we suggest putting our hotline your cell phone to get up to the minute news on new flights we will be meeting…

Thank you for your interest in supporting our troops and giving them the hero’s welcome home they truly deserve!!!

We encourage military personnel from all services to come in uniform to greet your fellow servicemembers!

ATTENTION: Companies, schools, church groups and other organizations: 
We invite you to come out and support our welcome home events, and/or contribute water and snacks for the troops; please email us at webmaster@owhmd.org

Volunteers are always needed to give our troops the hero’s welcome that they deserve.  Operation Welcome Home (Maryland) averages one welcome home event per week, and YOU could be part of the excitement.  Individuals, corporations, youth groups, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, civic organizations, religious organizations, and government agencies have all participated in events since our founding in March 2007.

Volunteers help decorate the lobby with patriotic signs and banners.  They also package “goodie bags” for the troops, many of whom are hungry, thirsty, and tired from their travels and will be waiting on a connecting flight.  When the troops arrive through the doors of the International Arrival terminal, we shower them with praise, cheering them on, hugging them, offering them a “goodie bag,” and thanking them for their service.

Email any questions you may have to:  webmaster@owhmd.org … Thank you!

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