Military Life
Philip Pantoja couldn't stop smiling as he held a M1 carbine. "The Marine Corps taught me well in the use of this," the 20-year veteran said as he stood next to a restored Willy's Jeep. "But what I like most about today is that the public gets a chance to honor today's
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Since its redeployment from Afghanistan to Joint Base Lewis-McChord in 2013, the 593rd Sustainment Brigade has reset and begun its conversion to the 593rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), or ESC. "The brigade will keep its history and lineage," Col. Douglas McBride, the brigade's commander, said. "We have quite a long and storied
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Editor's Note: For the second time, J.M. Simpson embedded with Soldiers, Airmen and Coasties for the Mangudai Leadership Challenge. Zero three hundred hours came early May 1. A little more than an hour later, I walked a dusty road to a clearing and joined a group of Soldiers, a couple of
People Rule
Complete strangers can do the nicest things for people they've never met. "I've never met any of the people who are here and working out there," Barbara Gilbert, an 80-year-old Lakewood resident and wife of a deceased Air Force veteran, said. "It's absolutely wonderful what they are doing in order to help
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Here's one hero who believes in the power of simplicity. "If I keep things simple in a panic situation, the answers come," Staff Sgt. Brian Guzman said during a telephone interview on Monday afternoon. "I am calm; people understand simplicity." Assigned to 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Guzman was recognized as the Army's
Health
The Military Pathways website is worth a look. The Department of Defense has partnered with Screening for Mental Health, a non-profit organization, to create Military Pathways. The program is available online, over the telephone and at events held at military installations worldwide. Free and anonymous, Pathways provides mental health and alcohol self-assessments for
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Saturday, April 20, past and present histories intersected with precision. During World War II, Lois Auchterlonie volunteered to serve this country as a Women's Airforce Service Pilot, or WASP. "I just wanted to fly," the former captain said in a 2008 interview, "and if I could I would go back and do
Kids
Kalie Wright does not let life's challenges stop her from pursuing her dreams. "I believe I have to do more to be successful," the 15-year-old freshman at Clover Park High School said recently as she enjoyed a caramel macchiato at a local coffee shop. "I take the lessons learned to turn
Focus
There is a theology of combat. At a recent 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment award ceremony, the unit's chaplain said during the invocation, "You are used by Him to fulfill the mission on earth to rid the world of evil." That Protestant chaplain is Capt. John McDougall, and he is a warrior
Kids
About 20 Girl Scouts listened intently as Kate Tegeler, a camp director, explained how to use a knife to cut a banana safely. "Always be careful where you point this," she said. Participating last week in a Girl Scout Spring Break Camp at the DuPont headquarters, the girls learned about conservation, water
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