Veteran Spotlight: William Brent of Baltimore
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VOICE FOR VETERANS IN MARYLANDWE ARE HIGHLIGHTING LOCALVETERANS EVERY MONDAY ON GOODMORNING MARYLAND.
EVERY WEEKMORE OF YOU ARE NOMINATED AVETERAN IN YOUR LIFE SO WE AREGETTING TO KNOW SOME REALLYGREAT VETERANS.... WMA━2 NEWSLAUREN COOK JOINS US WITH THIWEEK'S NOMINEE.THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOURVETERAN SPOTLIGHT NOMINATIONS.THIS WEEK WE ARE HONORINGWILLIAM BRENT OF BALTIMORE.
HEENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATESARMY SHORTLY AFTER GRADUATINGFROM FREDERICK DOUGLASS HIGHSCHOOL.
HE SERVED DURING WORLDWAR II AND WENT ON TO RECEIVEA BACHELORS DEGREE FROM MORGANSTATE UNIVERSITY WHERE HE RANTRACK AND WAS A TRAINER OF THEFOOTBALL TEAM.
AFTER COLLEGE,MR. BRENT BEGAN WHAT WOULD BEA 37 YEAR CAREER IN GOVERNMENTSERVICE.
HE WORKED AT THE USDEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY AT THEARMY CHEMICAL CENTER, FORTHOLABIRD, ARMY INTELLIGENCECORPS..
AND ULTIMATELY RETIREDAS A SPORTS DIRECTOR AT FORTMEADE.
MR. BRENT HAS GIVENBACK SO MUCH TO THECOMMUNITY..
HE SERVED ON THECITY'S FIRST CIVILIAN REVIEWBOARD FOR 15 YEARS AND IS ALONGTIME MEMBER OF ST.
JOHNSAME.
IN 2017, HE WAS NAMED THEMEALS ON WHEELS OF CENTRALMARYLAND VOLUNTEER OF THEYEAR.
AND THIS PAST JANUARY,HE RECEIVED THE PRESTIGIOUSHOWARD L.
CORNISH COMMUNITYSERVICE AWARD FROM MORGANSTATE UNIVERSITY.
MR. BRENTCELEBRATED HIS 96TH BIRTHDAYLAST WEEK.
WE'D LIKE TO WISH AHAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY.
THANKYOU MR. BRENT FOR YOUR SERVICETO OUR COUNTRY AND DEDICATIONTO BALTIMORE.
WE WANT TO HEARABOUT THE VETERAN IN YOURLIFE.
IT COULD BE YOUR LOVEDONE..
A NEIGHBOR, A COLLEAGUE.NOMINATE THEM FOR THE VETERANSPOTLIGHT CONTEST.
JUST GO TOWMAR2NEWS.COM & CLICK ON THECONTEST SECTION AT THE TOP OFTHE PAGE.
INCLUDE A PHOTO AINFORMATION ABOUT THE VETERANYOU'RE NOMINATING.
EVERYVETERAN WE FEATURE WILLRECEIVE A $100 VISA GIFT CARDCOURTESY OF SUPERIOR DESIGNAND RESTORATION.
WE'LL FEATUREA MARYLAND VETERAN EVERYMONDAY HERE ON GOOD MORNINGMARYLAND/ WMAR2 NEWS ANDONLINE AT WMAR2 NEWS.COM.BALTIMORE CITY POLI