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🌱 How a Fort Belvoir hospital project led to a surprise homecoming
Coming up on the Fort Belvoir Patch calendar: Heirloom- Silver & Brass Restoration Services: THURSDAYS 10-4
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In today's newsletter:
- How a Fort Belvoir hospital project led to a surprise homecoming
- What everyday life was like in Fort Belvoir’s officer housing decades ago
Also on today's calendar: Heirloom- Silver & Brass Restoration Services: THURSDAYS 10-4 and 1 more event.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 39 and low of 26 degrees.
- Wednesday: Times of sun and clouds, temps: high: 50, low: 26.
- Thursday: An afternoon shower, with a high of 50 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Army soldier home for the holidays in emotional Fairfax family reunion (wusa9.com) — Fort Belvoir gets a holiday shout-out as Fairfax Red Cross volunteers pack stockings and write cards for patients at its military hospital and Walter Reed. During that event, a Fairfax family is stunned when their son, an Army private stationed in Korea, walks in for an emotional first reunion in 19 months, especially meaningful after his mother’s recent cancer diagnosis. 
• Ruth Weaver Halpern (nps.gov) — A former Army officer’s daughter recalls growing up on various posts, including several formative years at Fort Belvoir in the 1930s. In this detailed 2006 oral history, she describes base housing, daily routines, social customs, and how similar Fort Belvoir’s quarters were to those at other installations where her family lived during World War II.
📸 Around Fort Belvoir
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fort Belvoir
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★ Featured events ★
- Heirloom- Silver & Brass Restoration Services: THURSDAYS 10-4
6830 Elm St, Suite 9, McLean, VA, 22101 ,
10:00 am
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
- Mid-week Advent Service
2501 Beacon Hill Rd , Alexandria
7:30 pm - Christmas Hymns and Carols History
2501 Beacon Hill Rd , Alexandria
9:00 am - Fourth Sunday in Advent
2501 Beacon Hill Rd , Alexandria
10:00 am
Wednesday December 17
Sunday December 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Play and Learn
Potomac Community Room Potomac Library -
10:00 am - Ready for a Yeti Story Time
Montclair Library - Montclair Community Room
10:30 am - Cup of Cozy Mysteries @Vita Nova Creatives & Coffee
Nokesville Library -
11:00 am - Burke Centre Book Club
Burke Centre Library , 5935 Freds Oak Rd , Burke Centre
1:00 pm - English Conversation (Online)
Shirlington Library , 4200 Campbell Boulevard , Arlington
2:00 pm - Writing Fan Fiction
Chinn Park Library -
6:00 pm - Gingerbread House Paper Bag Gift Wrap
Dumfries Library - - U.S. Citizenship Class (Online)
Shirlington Library , 4200 Campbell Boulevard , Arlington
10:30 am - Baby Story Time
Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
10:30 am
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A crash has been cleared on the eastbound I-66 at mile marker 65.8 in Fairfax County.
11:55AM on Dec 14: All eastbound travel lanes on I-66 at mile marker 65.8 in Fairfax County are closed due to a crash. (Nextdoor ) - Police activity on highway in Fair Oaks, Virginia.
7:51AM on Dec 14: Massive emergency response has lanes locked down on US-50 East in Fair Oaks, VA, with wet and slushy roads. (Nextdoor )
- J&J Maintenance, Inc. posted a job opening for Material Coordinator in Fort Belvoir. Apply here.
- Clearance Jobs posted a job opening for Senior Red Cyber Operator in Fort Belvoir. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Belvoir here.
🗞 Nearby News
Springfield
- Springfield Teen Arrested After Overnight Get-Together Ends In Bloody Stabbing, Police Say (dailyvoice.com)
- Fairfax County solidifies new rules for electrical substations as energy demand grows (ffxnow.com)
Woodbridge
- Special Election For VA House Seat: Caucus To Determine Democratic Nominee (patch.com)
- Stabbing At Juvenile Gathering In Dale City Leads To Teen's Arrest (patch.com)
Annandale
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