Honoring Maryland s fallen heroes
Annual ceremony returns at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens
Honoring Maryland s fallen heroes
and last updated 2021-05-07 23:17:05-04
TIMONIUM, Md. â A giant American flag met those arriving at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens for the service, which typically draws a crowd of 1500 people, but was limited to families and honor guards due to the pandemic.
A pandemic, which cost 67-year-old Taneytown Volunteer Fire Paramedic Jeff Schaffer his life after he contracted COVID while serving on the front lines.
âEven just growing up. He would be in the kitchen eating. He would jump up and run out to a call. I would sometimes go on calls with him,â said Chris Schaffer, the paramedicâs son. âThere was no give up with him. He knew, even with this stuff going on, people still needed help.â