Fort George G. Meade: The First 100 Years

Jerry Glodek – Army Field Band
SCRAPBOOK MEMORIES
I was inducted into the Army in the fall of 1971 and served proudly as many in my family had done before me. Being
a local farm boy, the only time I left the Fort Meade/Severn area was when I was in the Army, but I eventually came
back and was assigned to The United States Army Field Band where I joined my Uncle Dominick Macaluso who was
a world class “Big Bands” sliding trombonist and Sergeant Major Administrative Assistant to the commanding officer.
After my military service, I worked as a farmer at our farm on Disney Rd. and our family Country Store Manager. My
civilian work life at Fort Meade began in 1993 when I was hired as a Swimming Pool Operator and Water Distribution
Operator at the Water Treatment Plant. While going to college at night, I worked my way to become the Superintendent
of that facility. I’ve moved on to work in the Environmental Office of Fort Meade as an Environmental Protection
Specialist and the post’s Cultural Resource Manager. (Below) 3 rd Regiment Band.
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John Murray – Nightlife
With great regularity, the cavalry units would rotate back to Fort Meade from Vietnam. They were the 1st, 2nd, 6th, 9th,
and 11th Armored Cavalry units. I can tell you, each group arrived stateside all wound up, toughened and used to doing
a little hand-to-hand combat.
These guys were also thirsty for women and booze. Boomtown, on Hwy 175, had its share of nearby off-base bars
that were happy to oblige their desires. Clubs like “Triple-Nickle (555), or Six-o-Deuce (602) were somewhere on the
other side of the fence. Farther up 175 was Blob’s Park, Max Blob’s beer garden complete with oompha band music and
German drinking songs. There was Tagliatelas Dairy Land and Henkels had great huge sandwiches. The Rhapsody Club
was for drink, dance and women.