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Corinne Lincoln-Pinheiro on May 10th, 2013
Former Army Spc. Christina Jones swallowed 30 morphine pills and slumped against her bedpost. "Maybe this time, I'll get it right," she whispered, referring to her second suicide attempt in a week. The voices in her head grew distant and Polaroid images of terror blurred.
Jones was sexually assaulted three times
Military Policy
Corinne Lincoln-Pinheiro on May 1st, 2013
When The Invisible War came out last summer, it called rape "a silent epidemic ... and the most shameful and best kept secret in the U.S. military." The documentary showcased multiple Servicemembers suffering from military sexual trauma, and claimed that 20 percent of females are sexually assaulted while serving and
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Corinne Lincoln-Pinheiro on April 30th, 2013
When former Army Spc. Leighann Durkee-Trodhal triumphantly crossed the finish line in the Olympia marathon, the black, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) "Night Stalkers" flag she'd been carrying for 26.2 miles still fluttered vibrantly above her head.
"First sergeant, I missed it by one," she said, still breathless, to 1st
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Corinne Lincoln-Pinheiro on April 9th, 2013
The next time you see troops in dark green and black "digicam woodland" uniforms with Canadian flags on their sleeves, say hello. There's a good chance he or she may be your next-door neighbor, your co-worker or your newest friend - in addition to being a Canadian Servicemember on temporary
Focus
Corinne Lincoln-Pinheiro on April 8th, 2013
You've heard it before - the one thing Servicemembers say they miss the most after serving is the camaraderie, the unit as one unifying body, the bond of family that results from serving together.
Across the country, numerous veterans' groups are meeting weekly to do just that - "stick together," said
Focus
Corinne Lincoln-Pinheiro on April 8th, 2013
The next time you see troops in dark green and black "digicam woodland" uniforms with Canadian flags on their sleeves, say hello. There's a good chance he or she may be your next-door neighbor, your co-worker or your newest friend - in addition to being a Canadian Servicemember on temporary
Transitioning
Corinne Lincoln-Pinheiro on April 8th, 2013
Savvy Servicemembers know that part of the deployment cycle includes the little things that many don't dedicate much time to - like deactivating cell phones and auto insurance accounts, arranging long-term parking for vehicles, securing sensitive documents in a safe place and setting up active-duty alerts for credit cards. All
Veterans
Corinne Lincoln-Pinheiro on April 4th, 2013
You've heard it before - the one thing Servicemembers say they miss the most after serving is the camaraderie, the unit as one unifying body, the bond of family that results from serving together.
Across the country, numerous veterans' groups are meeting weekly to do just that - "stick together," said
Focus
Corinne Lincoln-Pinheiro on March 29th, 2013
You'd never know it looking at the slender-built, soft-spoken African American Airman in the green jumpsuit, but Senior Master Sergeant and Chief Loadmaster Terrance Philon is 59-years old. He's also the oldest person still flying on JBLM, and only one of three remaining Servicemembers at McChord that has experienced firsthand
Veterans
Corinne Lincoln-Pinheiro on February 21st, 2013
While shopping at McChord Field, Cpt. Shanda Taylor-Boyd saw a Ranger newspaper and knew immediately that she'd found the perfect name for the puppy she'd just purchased for her three daughters. But Ranger would grow to mean much more to her - he not only saved her life one day,
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Corinne Lincoln-Pinheiro on May 7th, 2013
Former Coast Guard Alexis Courneen has a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and crushed nerves in her right arm; (ret.) Army gunner Sue Downes came home a double-amputee after her tour in Afghanistan; Iraq war veteran Layla Mansberger is a Military Sexual Trauma (MST) survivor who suffers with Post Traumatic Stress-Disorder
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Corinne Lincoln-Pinheiro on August 13th, 2012
The Sergeant Audie Murphy Club (SAMC) is a distinguished Army organization that many attempt to join, but few succeed. Further, those accepted must exemplify outstanding leadership, performance and a deep concern for Soldiers, their families and the community. The addition of Staff Sgt. Christina Holcomb, Sgt. 1st Class Lee Oliveras
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Corinne Lincoln-Pinheiro on July 30th, 2012
When 1st Sgt. Jeff Jackson drove into the parking lot at Tacoma Auto Outlet last week, he had a check in hand, ready to pay for his new truck. However, dealership owner Andy Jacobs had other plans. After weeks of fundraising and calling his friends and peers - most of
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Corinne Lincoln-Pinheiro on May 24th, 2012
When Staff Sgt. Juan C. Lugo deployed to Iraq with the 702nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team in 2010, he had no idea what to expect. He certainly didn't expect to start a tradition, when, in remembrance of his fallen comrades, he marched 13.5 miles in the
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Corinne Lincoln-Pinheiro on April 30th, 2012
A 2012 survey conducted by the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) and reported recently in the Army Times claimed that 80 percent of wounded Iraq and Afghanistan veterans reported having combat-related mental health symptoms.
More than half of the 2,300 WPP members surveyed said they were depressed - a number the Army
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Corinne Lincoln-Pinheiro on April 15th, 2012
In case you've been wondering, construction near the old JBLM logistics center sign (off the I-5 freeway) is the beginning of the new Regional Logistics Support Complex (RLSC) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
The four-phase project will provide a single, regional complex that will serve for all Army Material Command (AMC) mission
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Corinne Lincoln-Pinheiro on April 15th, 2012
One of the many challenges facing military spouses is finding gainful employment with each new change of duty station. Many employers aren't willing to invest in someone that will probably leave within three years, so it seems the best job for military spouses is one within the military community. That's
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Corinne Lincoln-Pinheiro on March 17th, 2012
The U.S. Army staff sergeant, 38 year-old Robert Bales, who allegedly killed 16 Afghans in an early morning incident is being held in pre-trial confinement at the Midwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, a state-of-the-art, medium/minimum custody facility.
The JRCF provides pre-trial confinement
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Corinne Lincoln-Pinheiro on December 19th, 2011
Finding a job isn't what it used to be-filling out an application in a retail store, turning in resumes on colored paper, or pursuing the streets for shop-window "for-hire" signs-are all things of the past. Virtual networking, on-line applications, and computer-generated reject letters now dominate the job market.
Unless it's sales-oriented,
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Corinne Lincoln-Pinheiro on December 8th, 2011
Finding a job isn't what it used to be-filling out an application in a retail store, turning in resumes on colored paper, or pursuing the streets for shop-window "for-hire" signs-are all things of the past. Virtual networking, on-line applications, and computer-generated reject letters now dominate the job market.
Unless it's sales-oriented,
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