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Northwest Harley-Davidson (8000 Freedom Lane NE, Lacey) will host its second annual Military Appreciation Event Nov. 19 from noon to 4 p.m. "We enjoy serving (Servicemembers) from JBLM," wrote Guest Relations Manager Tina Torfin in an email. Bringing color to the event will be the Stadium High School ROTC Color Guard, the
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The Army's first brigade to deploy with Strykers will soon leave for Afghanistan without them. The 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division plans on leaving its 300 plus marquee infantry vehicles at Joint Base Lewis McChord and will instead assume control over a mix of armored vehicles - such as the Mine
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If you're a military spouse, it's time to take a break. Operation Homefront of Washington, a non-profit organization that provides emergency financial support and other assistance to military families and wounded warriors, will host a Homefront Celebration to benefit military spouses. Since 2002, Operation Homefront and its 5,000 volunteers have met more
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The Lt. Dan Band will rock Memorial Stadium during Freedom Fest. With television and screen actor Gary Sinise in front, the band has performed for thousands of Servicemembers around the world. "It's a great band; it plays a lot of great songs," Don Leingang, executive director of the United Service Organization (USO)
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The National University Golf Academy will host a free golf seminar at the Oakbrook Golf and Country Club on June 23 from 3 to 6 pm. "We will be doing a clinic to discuss how to improve the participants' golf game," Dr. Mac Powell, the dean of the academy wrote in
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Continuing a tradition begun in 1922, the Military Order of World Wars will host the annual Massing of the Colors on May 21 (Armed Forces Day) at 3 pm at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Main's Memorial Stadium. "This is the first time the event will be held outdoors," Marion Ball, assistant
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Grieving Families: The Joint Base Lewis-McChord and local communities met yesterday afternoon at the Lewis North Chapel to pay their final respects to Sgt. Jason Weaver and Spc. David Fahey, 170th Military Police Company. Both soldiers deployed to Kandahar City, Afghanistan with the 504th Military Police Battalion in support of
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The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Post 91, works hard to serve the local community and Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM). "We're involved with the Foss High School Junior ROTC; we sponsor scholarships for college bound students; we put on dinners to raise funds to help our soldiers and veterans," said the
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Seven score and nine years separate Spc. Aaron Aamot and his great, great, great grandfather, Horace Hinds. Assigned to 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Aamot died outside of Jelewar, Afghanistan in November 2009 when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. Before enlisting in 2006
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Its deployment to Iraq at an end, the bulk of I Corps' soldiers are redeploying the next couple weeks to Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM). This is not to say that some of those soldiers have not already returned. Over 120 soldiers from the Corps' Analysis and Control Element (CACE) redeployed in early
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Its deployment to Iraq at an end, the bulk of I Corps' soldiers will redeploy to Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in mid-March. This is not to say that some of those soldiers have not already returned. Over 120 soldiers from the Corps' Analysis and Control Element (CACE) redeployed in early December. An advanced
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Sunday, December 6 Left Dubai International Airport on time and on a Boeing 737 that had seen better days. Landed at Kandahar Air Field at exactly 11:15 am local time. The weather was clear and sunny, and the mercury had climbed to about 65 degrees. "But it does get cold at night around here,"
