Veterans
After years of haggling with the Department of Veterans Affairs, former Marine staff sergeant Kate Raggazino is finally seeing some changes. After being discharged several years ago, she had to fight to get the VA to recognize her health care needs. "They just weren't equipped, they weren't prepared for the amount of
Focus
The John "Bud" Hawk Education Center is a building with a history. "His life personifies the values of education and dedication to service," Col. Thomas Brittain, commander, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), said to an audience that included local dignitaries and four Medal of Honor recipients at the center's dedication ceremony last
Operation Family Support
When Tiffany Maple went with her husband, Staff Sgt. Marcus Maple, to the Stone Education Center this summer so he could look into college classes, little did she know that she would walk out a step closer to enrolling in a phlebotomy course at Bates Technical College. The mother of four,
Veterans
At 37 Army bases around the world, singers are either resting their voices and preparing to compete against their peers or they are already belting it out weekly during 2011's Operation Rising Star. Now in its sixth year, the competition mirrors a certain popular television singing competition and allows contestants, who
Military Life
Container gardening is one of the most effective ways to save money, grow fresh food in confined spaces and bring color to a home's landscape. "It allows individuals the opportunity to control their environment," said Linda Snaveay, the Puyallup owner of Linda's Gardening & Hydroponics (www.lindasgardening.net). Simply put, container gardening uses different
Veterans
When the final bell rang signifying the end of the school day at Lincoln High School in Tacoma in the late 1930s, young Walter Bergstrom would sprint home, climb up a maple tree and try to get a glimpse of a Royal Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress returning from a
Operation Family Support
According to the calendar it's almost PCS season, the time between Memorial Day and Labor Day when the military moves more than one third of their total shipments for the year, which is about 600,000 across all of the branches. Last summer, the military moved 230,000 families and this year, due
News Articles
8/9/2010 - JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Gray cloudy weather could not stop this year's 446th Airlift Wing Family Day picnic from being another fun-filled event. Reservists and their families enjoyed lunch, games, contests, music, static displays and much more. In addition to the annual picnic, eligible spouses of Reservists flew
Resources
I will be on TDY for just over two months, from 9 September to about 15 November, and need to find someone to take care of my dog. Samshik is a 5 year old male Shitzhu, and weighs about ten pounds. He is a small, calm dog that sleeps most of
