EXPLAINS. AN OLD ELLICOTT CITY, THERE’S ONE SHOP ON MAIN STREET ONCE YOU COME INTO THE GAME STORE. YOU SEE THIS THIS MAGNIFICENT SPACE MARINE THERE PLUS WE’RE MARINES WHO’S TWO OWNERS WITNESSED FROM THE BATTLEFIELD. IT HITS HOME RIGHT TO THE SOUL FELLOW CONRADES IN WAR WHO PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR THE UNITED STATES INSTEAD OF CONCENTRATING ON WHAT WE WERE DOING. AT THE TIME TO GET US OUT OF THAT MINDSET. WE THOUGHT ABOUT THE BUSINESS CAME UP WITH THE NAME THE LOGO. THAT’S WHY FOR THE CO-OWNERS OF GAMER CORPS MEMORIAL DAY ISN’T JUST A DAY FOR TRAVELING BUT TO EDUCATE THROUGH THEIR BUSINESS HAVING DEPLOYED TO COMBAT. FIVE SEPARATE TIMES MYSELF TO BOTH IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. I KNOW SEVERAL. IF NOT A DOZENS OF MARINES SOLDIERS SAILORS AIRMEN THAT NEVER GOT AS BUSINESSES ON MAIN STREET PREPARE FOR THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND ONE ECONOMIST TELLS 11 NEWS. THIS MEMORIAL DAY COULD BE A MUCH-NEEDED REBOUND FOR THE ENTIRE STATE OBVIOUSLY OUR HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM SECTOR ARE PROBABLY, YOU KNOW POISED TO YOU KNOW, RECOVER PARTIALLY FROM FROM LAST YEAR OBVIOUSLY DINING ESTABLISHMENTS ARE GOING TO SEE YOU KNOW, A BIG BOONS SOME OF THE SPORTING VENUES. I MEAN, I’M GONNA YOU KNOW, SEE SEE BIG BIG BOOST IN ATTENDANCE. WELL MANY ARE TRAVELING TO THE BEACHES OR PLAN TO ENJOY SOME OUTDOOR COOKING THE EVENTS UNDERWAY AT THIS GAMING SHOP OR MORE THAN JUST A BOOST FOR THEIR OWN BUSINESS THIS WEEKEND FOR US. IT MEANS JUST TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. WAY ARE THE SOLDIERS WHO AREN’T HERE BY KEEPING THEIR MEMORIES ALIVE, EVEN IF IT’S THROUGH GAMING, I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE NEED TO TAKE A SECOND IF NOT A MINUTE AND REMEMBER THAT THE REASON THEY HAVE THE DAY OFF THE REASON THEY’RE GOING TO A BARBECUE OR BEACH IS NOT JUST TO BE WITH FAMILY AND CELEBRATE, YOU KNOW A DAY OFF FROM WORK MEMORIAL DAY IS FOR THOSE THAT ARE FALLING AND DIDN’T GET TO COME BACK AND ELLICOTT CITY.
Marine veterans use their business to educate customers on Memorial Day
Updated: 6:07 AM EDT May 30, 2021
With an unsurprising boost in travel this Memorial Day weekend, many businesses are preparing to welcome customers in their stores for the holidays. But for two co-owners of a business in Ellicott City, Maryland, the holiday has much deeper meaning.In Old Ellicott City, there's one shop on Main Street whose two owners witnessed from the battlefield fellow comrades in war that paid the ultimate sacrifice for the United States."Instead of concentrating on what we were doing at the time to get us out of that mindset, we thought about the business, came up with the name, the logo," said Julio Alegria, co-owner Gamers Corps.That's why for the co-owners of Gamers Corps, Memorial Day isn't just a day for traveling, but to educate through their business."Having deployed to combat five separate times myself to both Iraq and Afghanistan, I know several, if not dozens, of Marines, soldiers, sailors, airmen that never got to come home," said Marine Master Sgt. Tim McManus and co-owner of Gamers Corps.As businesses on Main Street prepare for the holiday weekend, one economist told sister station WBAL that this Memorial Day could be a much needed rebound for the entire state."Obviously, our hospitality and tourism sector are probably poised to recover partially from last year obviously, dining establishments are going to see a big boost. Some of the sporting venues are going to see a big boost in attendance," said Daraius Irani, chief economist of RESI at Towson University.And while many are traveling to the beaches or plan to enjoy some outdoor cooking, the events underway at the gaming shop are more than just a boost for their own business this weekend, but a way to honor the soldiers who aren't here by keeping their memories alive even if it's through gaming."For us, it means just to bring the community together," Alegria said."I think a lot of people need to take a second, if not a minute, to remember that the reason that they have the day off, the reason that they are going to a barbecue, or beach is not just to be with family and celebrate that they're off from work. Memorial Day is for those who have fallen and didn't get to come back," McManus said.
With an unsurprising boost in travel this Memorial Day weekend, many businesses are preparing to welcome customers in their stores for the holidays. But for two co-owners of a business in Ellicott City, Maryland, the holiday has much deeper meaning.
In Old Ellicott City, there's one shop on Main Street whose two owners witnessed from the battlefield fellow comrades in war that paid the ultimate sacrifice for the United States.
"Instead of concentrating on what we were doing at the time to get us out of that mindset, we thought about the business, came up with the name, the logo," said Julio Alegria, co-owner Gamers Corps.
That's why for the co-owners of Gamers Corps, Memorial Day isn't just a day for traveling, but to educate through their business.
"Having deployed to combat five separate times myself to both Iraq and Afghanistan, I know several, if not dozens, of Marines, soldiers, sailors, airmen that never got to come home," said Marine Master Sgt. Tim McManus and co-owner of Gamers Corps.
As businesses on Main Street prepare for the holiday weekend, one economist told sister station WBAL that this Memorial Day could be a much needed rebound for the entire state.
"Obviously, our hospitality and tourism sector are probably poised to recover partially from last year obviously, dining establishments are going to see a big boost. Some of the sporting venues are going to see a big boost in attendance," said Daraius Irani, chief economist of RESI at Towson University.
And while many are traveling to the beaches or plan to enjoy some outdoor cooking, the events underway at the gaming shop are more than just a boost for their own business this weekend, but a way to honor the soldiers who aren't here by keeping their memories alive even if it's through gaming.
"For us, it means just to bring the community together," Alegria said.
"I think a lot of people need to take a second, if not a minute, to remember that the reason that they have the day off, the reason that they are going to a barbecue, or beach is not just to be with family and celebrate that they're off from work. Memorial Day is for those who have fallen and didn't get to come back," McManus said.
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