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RangerKen on July 4th, 2010
Enjoy your independence day ... thank a servicemember for the freedoms we enjoy.
Operation Family Support
RangerKen on May 25th, 2010
Please pass along our flyer to an event that helps military spouses plan and save for the arrival home of their loved ones.
Operation Family Support
RangerKen on May 4th, 2010
Romancing the Spouse is your opportunity to plan for the arrival home of your loved one with great give-aways, travel discounts, classes and much more. It's a day of pampering and preparation. To register, click here and follow the prompts.
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Date: June 3rd
Time: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Class schedules
Downrange Journal
RangerKen on March 18th, 2010
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Deals
RangerKen on March 3rd, 2010
This came from our friends at Operation Homefront:
Here's a good deal for the troops and their families during the month of March. They can get a free Bloomin' Onion with a military ID.
There are videos with Tim McGraw talking about supporting the troops at http://www.outback.com/companyinfo/thanksforgiving.aspx
Deals
RangerKen on February 22nd, 2010
Barnes & Noble has an online military discount of 6% domestic standard shipping. Visit http://www.bn.com/militarycity for more details. Expires 12/31/10Stay at the Nickelodeon Hotel with discounts hrough March 14, 2010.Visit www.nickhotel.com/military for more detailsUnited Airlines offers specials rates for service members and their dependents through March 31st, 2010.Visit this page for more info.New York & Co offers a 15%
Deals
RangerKen on February 11th, 2010
Army Times has the story here.
Focus
RangerKen on January 28th, 2010
The Pierce Military Business Alliance presented checks to local military support groups Tuesday during the Lakewood Area Chamber of Commerce's Military Affairs Committee meeting at Burs Restaurant.
Retired Maj. Gen. John Hemphill receives a check for $5,000 on behalf of the Fort Lewis Chapter of the Association of the United States
Resources
RangerKen on January 27th, 2010
My husband and I are really excited about pet foster care. We were worried about how to deal with our absence. He is deployed and will be returning in September and I will be leaving for basic training in a month of two and will be gone a maximum of
Deals
RangerKen on January 26th, 2010
Click here to find the deal of the week.
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Fort Lewis Blog
RangerKen on July 26th, 2010
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - The Department of Defense announced
today the death of four Soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring
Freedom. They died July 24, at Qalat, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained
when insurgents attacked their military vehicle with an improvised
explosive device. They were assigned to the 5th Battalion, 3rd Field
Artillery Regiment, 17th
Fort Lewis Blog
RangerKen on July 25th, 2010
A JBLM soldier pleaded guilty to pimping girls through Craigslist. See the report here.
Fort Lewis Blog
RangerKen on July 23rd, 2010
Excerpt from USA Today: The number of soldiers forced to leave the Army solely because of a mental disorder has increased by 64% from 2005 to 2009 and accounts for one in nine medical discharges, according to Army statistics.
Last year, 1,224 soldiers with a mental illness, such as post-traumatic stress disorder,
Airlifter Blog
RangerKen on July 23rd, 2010
We are creeping around the Internet to find JBLM-related folks sharing their lives.
Check out the McChord Air Museum and the great things they do to preserve McChord's and the Air Force's histories.
Fort Lewis Blog
RangerKen on July 21st, 2010
A local soldier pleaded guilty today, admitting he killed his wife and stuffed her body in a storage crate.
Sgt. Sheldon Plummer was charged with second-degree murder in the death of his wife, Winter Plummer, 27.
See the story here.
Fort Lewis Blog
RangerKen on July 20th, 2010
Is your Family Member Deployed?? Please join us for fun and fellowship at Four Chaplains Memorial Chapel Tuesday, August 3 from 5:30p-8:00p. Limited Free CYS childcare on sight. We will be having a Summertime theme! Chapel NeXt will be providing the main dish, if you're able please bring a side
Fort Lewis Blog
RangerKen on July 20th, 2010
Joel S. Poppe from JBLM is being held in Whatcom County following a party Saturday where he's accused of stabbing two men. The story from the Olympian is here.
Fort Lewis Blog
RangerKen on July 18th, 2010
Saturday was a good day at McChord Field for Air Expo. The crowds were steady, as were the backups on local roads. The show started an hour late due to weather but WOWed the crowd nonetheless. Today should be an equally great day.
This year appears to have more static displays
Airlifter Blog
RangerKen on July 15th, 2010
We are creeping around the Internet to find JBLM-related folks sharing their lives.
Discover the Web site of the 446th Airlift Wing, McChord's Associate Wing.
Airlifter Blog
RangerKen on July 15th, 2010
Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member of the Military Construction Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that she has been able to steer $10.4 million in federal military construction funding back to Washington state to help build a new chapel for service members and their families at
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