Beverly L. Byron, LTC, has called Howard County home since 1978. As the daughter of a Veteran and a Veteran herself, she was pleased to share her excitement for the Howard County Veterans and Military Families Monument project and share more about her background.
Beverly’s father served in the Army during WWII as a transportation specialist. He was stationed in Germany and returned home at the end of the war. Beverly followed in her father’s footsteps and enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserves Nurse Corps in 1979.
She entered service as a 1st Lieutenant and retired at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 2008. Her first assignment was the 92nd Field Hospital in Baltimore, and she went on to serve at Ft. Campbell in Kentucky, Ft. Rucker in Alabama, Ft. Sam Houston in Texas and Ft. Meade in Maryland. Beverley’s specialty was in community health programs, and she worked to promote preventative medicine in the areas in which she served.
In her retirement, she continues to support local health initiatives as a volunteer for the Howard County Health Department and the co-chair of Montgomery County’s Child Fatality Review Team. She also supports the efforts of the Araminta USA Organization’s Baltimore chapter and the Howard County chapter of the NAACP.
“It’s an honor to have this monument here in Howard County, and we are setting the standard for others to follow,” says Beverly. “A lot of people have served in the military, and this monument is a tribute to all of them. Thank you for honoring our Veterans.”
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