About the Commission
Established in 2011 by County legislation, the Commission is comprised of 13 members, and created to support veterans and military families by strengthening Howard County’s capacity to care for them. By connecting them to available resources, promoting educational and employment opportunities, and continuing community outreach efforts, we are committed to honoring our veteran and military families.
Howard County Breaks Ground for Monument to Honor Veterans and Military Families
In June, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball joined the Howard County Veterans Foundation to break ground for the County’s first-ever Veterans and Military Family monument. The historic project will be prominently located at Bailey Park in Downtown Columbia on land donated by The Howard Hughes Corporation. Read the full press release. Photos of the event can be found on the County's Flickr webpage.
Flag Day Ceremony honors 7,149th American Flag Retirement
On Flag Day June 14, 2024, a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution placed the 7,149th flag in the Alpha Ridge Landfill flag retirement container since its installation on Veterans Day 2015. If you have a tattered flag, you too, can retire it. For more information, visit the Alpha Ridge residents' convenience center website.
Commission Information
Commission meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. with the exception of July and August. The meetings are currently being held virtually, but when in-person meetings resume, we will meet at the Department of Community Resources and Services, 9830 Patuxent Woods Drive in Columbia, MD 21046. Meetings are open to the public; if you wish to attend, email lbterry@howardcountymd.gov.
- Dr. Xavier Bruce
- Lorinzo Foxworth
- Michael Griggs
- Sean Keller
- Vernon “CJ” Parks
- Paul Rivers
- Jai Salters
- Lisa Steptoe
- Sean Thomas
- Paul Turlington
- Gabriel Zaldivar
Meeting Agendas & Minutes
December 2022 - No meeting
November 2022
October 2022
September 2022
July and August 2022 - No meetings
June 2022
May 2022
April 2022
March 2022
February 2022
January 2022
