By Betsy Brewer Brantner
Contributing Writer

The Thompson Creek Window Company House Proud Heroes program recognizes and rewards community-focused homeowners in the D.C. Metro area with up to 10 free, professionally installed, energy-efficient vinyl windows. This initiative aims to honor everyday heroes—such as teachers, veterans, and first responders—who improve their local communities. 

Seth and Lindsey Meyer were the recipients of the House Proud Heroes program. “Ten new windows were installed in our home to replace those that had lost their seal,” said Seth Meyer. "We appreciate this award and really needed it.”

Seth and Lindsey Meyer embody service, resilience, and partnership. A post-9/11 Air Force veteran, Seth has dedicated his life to helping others, first through military and defense work, and now through building a stronger veteran community in his hometown of Port Deposit, Maryland.

In 2024, Myer founded the Dale Burger, Jr. American Legion Post 303, the first new post chartered in Maryland in more than 20 years. The post was named in honor of local Marine Dale Burger, Jr., who lost his life in Iraq in 2004. Seth and Lindsey navigated the charter process with minimal guidance and often self-funded early efforts, determined to create a home for veterans seeking connection, support, and purpose.

Lindsey Meyer is a physical therapy assistant and mentor who shares Seth’s drive to serve. She sits on the advisory board for the Cecil College PTA program, volunteers as a clinical instructor, and works to combat food insecurity through the local VFW kitchen.

Together, they also support Communities Helping Empower Patriots (CHEP), helping train veterans and at-risk community members in construction trades.

Katie Perugini, the director of communications for Thompson Creek Window Company said, “Their compassion extends beyond people. The couple has trained therapy dogs and dreams of opening a nonprofit offering equine-assisted therapy for veterans and people with disabilities.”

Seth and Lindsey Meyer have been married 21 years and now are expecting a baby. Thompson Creek was proud to help the Meyer family prepare their home for this next chapter, ensuring it’s a place of comfort, warmth, and stability for their growing family.

Meyer was stationed in Nebraska during the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Serving in the Air Force, he worked in the intelligence field and supported operations around the globe such as Africa, South America, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and Lebanon. 

“We worked at all hours, were on 24 hours alert supporting operations thousands of miles away,” he explained. He admitted it was really difficult going back to regular hours when he left the Air Force.

He met his wife one month before he went to boot camp. Mutual friends introduced them. They stayed in touch while he was away in basic training. When he returned from that, they drove 1300 miles from New Jersey to Nebraska and were married in the Omaha courthouse.

Like most people serve, he had a hard transition back to civilian life.

“While serving, I saw beautiful and horrific things,” he said. “I came home and people that I knew were addicted to drugs. I came home to a much different place than I left. I was a different person. The military really changes your perspective. Having Thompson Creek Windows help us out really changed our life. It meant a lot to me and my wife. She is in school full-time and I have a small contracting company.”

It also meant a lot to him to start an American Legion Post named after Marine Dale A. Burger. Meyer is now able to focus on the post, the first new post chartered in Maryland in 20 years.

“We didn’t know how to open a new post, but we figured it out,” he said. “We are losing American Legion Posts at a faster rate than we are getting them. I think it’s very important because veterans of my generation are absent from these posts. I’m 41and I want people my age, those coming from [wars in] Iraq and Afghanistan, to be involved.”

For now, Seth and Lindsey Meyer are focused on family and the new post.

“We are trying to fundraise so we can have our own building,” he said. “Now, we use the facilities at Post 8185 for our monthly meetings. If people want to donate they can call me at 443-947-0984. We are hoping we will get our post up and running soon.”

To learn more about Thompson Creek Windows Company House Proud Heroes Program, you can contact Katie Perugini, Thompson Creek director of communications, at 570-466-9722.