Creating Memorials to Honor Fallen Veterans
Remembering the Heroes of Severna Park
A group of Severna Park businessmen, residents, Post 175 SAL members, and politicians are committed to building a new gazebo on the B&A bike trail in the area known as Hatten Regester Green (across from the Bandstand) on the Severna Park portion of the trail. This new Gazebo will replace the aging Gazebo and will be dedicated to Gold Star Families.
The fundamental roots of this project are the monuments to honor each of the four men from Severna Park who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operating Enduring Freedom and lost their lives serving their country. All four grew up in Severna Park and were active in their community (schools, church, Green Hornets, Boy Scouts, Habitat for Humanity, etc.). A plaque for each of the four Heroes will be placed around the Gold Star Memorial.
The Heroes
Eric Matthew Kavanagh
Eric Matthew Kavanagh
Eric Matthew Kavanagh
Private First Class
United States Army
Purple Heart / Bronze Star
Operation Iraqi Freedom
June 1, 1986 - September 20, 2006
Eric died in Bagdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations. He was 20 years old. Eric loved Severna Park and especially loved fishing, swimming, and boating in Old Man Creek and the Magothy Rivers. Eric enjoyed music and playing guitar. He especially loved his younger brother, Patrick, and sister, Alanna, also of Severna Park, as well as his mother Rhonda and father Kevin.
Eric William Herzberg
Eric Matthew Kavanagh
Eric Matthew Kavanagh
Lance Corporal
United States Marine Corp
Purple Heart
Operation Iraqi Freedom
June 7, 1986 - October 21, 2006
Eric died in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, while conducting combat operations. He was 20 years old. Eric was an athlete, a fan of Irish and patriotic country music, a wicked video gamer and rugby player who loved his country and his Catholic Faith. Eric loved his older sister, Katie, and younger brother, Mathew, also of Severna Park, as well as his mother Gina and father Eric.
William Taylor Wild IV
William Taylor Wild IV
William Taylor Wild IV
Lance Corporal
United States Marine Corp
Operation Enduring Freedom
December 17, 1991 – March 18, 2013
Taylor died during a training exercise at Hawthorne Army Depot, Nevada. He was 21 years old. Previously, Taylor served in Afghanistan in 2011. In addition to being an athlete, Taylor was an avid Ravens and Orioles fan, he enjoyed spending time boating with friends on the Severn and Magothy Rivers and enjoyed skeet shooting. Taylor loved his brother, Griffin, and sister, Libby, also of Severna Park, as well as his mother Elizabeth and father, William.
Nathaniel H. McDavitt
William Taylor Wild IV
William Taylor Wild IV
Airman First Class
The United States Air Force
Operation Enduring Freedom
June 23, 1993 – April 15, 2016
Nathan died in Afghanistan when a severe wind storm collapsed the building he was working in. He was 22 years old. Nathan played sports for Severna Park High School, participated in outdoor activities, served with the boy scouts, achieving the rank of Eagle Scout, and was a community volunteer. Nathan loved his siblings Harrison, Olivia, Bruce III, Tatum, and Danielle of Severna Park and his wife Alexis, as well as his mother Jeanette and father Philip.
