Korean War

April 14, 1921-JUNE 19, 2011 Nathan Jesse “Buck” Souders Jr. of Keedysville, Md., died Sunday, June 19, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center. Nathan was fondly known as “Buck” to family and friends. Born April 14, 1921, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of the late Nathan Jesse and Catherine B. (Zimmerman) Souders Sr. He was employed as a supervisor at M.P. Moller Inc. for 38 years and retired in 2009 from the University of Maryland, Western Maryland Research Center in Keedysville.

OCT. 27, 1932-JAN. 25, 2011 Charles Johnny Givens, age 78, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011, at Morgan County War Memorial Hospital. Born Oct. 27, 1932, in Brookville, Md., he was the son of the late James Franklin Sr. and Eva Hattie Givens. Charles attended the University of Maryland at College Park and retired as a crane operator from Kaiser Aluminum. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was of the Protestant faith. Mr. Givens was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge No. 1483, Alderton-Dawson American Legion Post No. 60 and the Risinger-Stotler V.F.W.

David Leroy Seibert Jr., 77 , of 17811 Woodcrest Road in Hagerstown, Md., passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at his home. Born Nov. 16, 1933, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late David Leroy Seibert Sr. and Mary Ethel Miller Seibert. He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances L. Seibert, who died Feb. 3, 2007. He was a graduate of Hagerstown High School. He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1954. He retired from Fairchild-Rohr Industries.

Melvin B. Stenger Jr., of Mercersburg, Pa., passed away at 7:35 p.m. Feb. 22, 2012, at Williamsport Retirement Village, Williamsport, Md. Born in Hagerstown, Md., he was a son of the late Melvin B. Sr. and Helen R. Wiebel Stenger. Mr. Stenger was a graduate of Shippensburg University. He taught at Forbes Roads School for one year. He then began his career at James Buchanan High School, where he taught in the English and business education departments for 38 years. He also coached basketball during his teaching career.

Long shot: Man finds rifle his dad used in Korea DAVISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - As gifts go, Jim Richardson's choice for his father's 79th birthday was a long shot. Virgil Richardson fondly remembered the .30-caliber M1 Garand rifle he carried during his time as a soldier during the Korean War. He even still had the weapon's serial number. Using that number, Jim Richardson went online and found the firearm at a Kentucky gun broker. "I couldn't even talk when he gave it to me," Virgil Richardson told The Flint Journal.

Students earn news writing contest mention By TARA REILLY / Staff Writer photo: RICHARD T. MEAGHER / staff photographer They didn't exactly rewrite history, but a group of Washington County Technical High School students traveled back in time to dig up news that happened nearly 50 years ago. Their efforts earned them an honorable mention in a nationwide USA Today/Edgate.com News of the Century contest. Nine students in the visual communications class entered the contest as juniors last year and recently learned as seniors that they received an award.

SEPT. 21, 1933-DEC. 10, 2008 MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Kenneth Eugene Knipe, 75, of Martinsburg, died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, at his home. Born Sept. 21, 1933, in Martinsburg, he was the son of the late Charles Edward Knipe Sr. and Jennie Eversole Knipe. He was employed by the Berkeley County School Board for 10 years. He was a graduate of Martinsburg High School, class of 1952, and graduated in 1960 from Shepherd College with a bachelor of science in chemistry.

To the editor: Rep. Roscoe Bartlett won his last election riding on the backs of Maryland veterans. A little over two years ago, I sought the help of his staff in Hagerstown to assist me with service connected claims and subsequent appeals I had with the Department of Veterans Affairs in Baltimore. When I went to his Hagerstown office I could not have been treated nicer by one of his female staff members who said she would look into my situation. For the next several months I was ignored, rebuffed and lied to. Absolutely nothing was done on my behalf.

MARCH 15, 1932-NOV. 30, 2009 ARTEMAS, Pa. - James Elmer Rice, 77, of 507 Creek Road, Artemas, Pa., and formerly of Smithsburg, Md., passed away Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, at the Western Maryland HS-RMC, Cumberland, Md. Born Tuesday, March 15, 1932, in Middletown, Md., he was the son of the late Raymond C. Rice and the late Katherine E. Sigler Rice. He was employed at the B&O Railroad and later at Mack Truck Inc., retiring after 30 years of service. He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Army.

MARCH 26, 1934-OCT. 23, 2009 Austin Grover Durbin, 75, of Hagerstown, died Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, at Washington County Hospital. Born March 26, 1934, in Brownsville, Md., he was the son of the late William Edgar and Sylvia Arbutus Haines Durbin. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He retired from Frito-Lay and previously was employed by Fairchild Corp. He was a member of the Funkstown American Legion and AMVETS Post 10. After retirement, he enjoyed gardening and spoiling his grandchildren.