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For this game, fans won't just be sitting in the stands, cheering. They'll also be out playing. On Saturday afternoon at Tacoma's Cheney Stadium, fans will get to cheer for their favorite team in a softball game featuring Navy and the Marines/Coast Guard. Fans will also get a chance to roam
Outdoors
The yellow lines on his map that marked the routes Gino Moroni has ridden his motorcycle across the state, told the story. Perched on his bike, he’s been there, seen that. “I’ve done all this yellow stuff,” Moroni said with a grin, pointing to his map highlighted with yellow lines. There’s a lot
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For Capt. Jason Cumiford and Sgt. Laree Callihan, this is their payoff, their reward for years of training and hard work. They're headed to Belarus. But not to vacation. They'll be grappling, competing in the United World Wrestling Grappling Championships in late September in Minsk, Belarus, which borders Russia and Poland. "I
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If you know what a button hook is or what an off-tackle trap is, then Teresa Hatch wants to talk to you. It's that time of year again - football season. And as the Seattle Seahawks begin their run to another anticipated NFL playoff spot, the flag football season at Joint
Jobs & Education
Come January, when Tim Grothuesmann gets out of the Army after serving 20 years, one question he doesn't want to be asking himself is, "What's next?" Because of some planning, and because of his proactive nature, Grothuesmann's transition from military to civilian life is going to be seamless. For the past two
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If you like to golf and you like to help someone in the military get a meal, or help a high school cadet go to college or help put a smile on an ill child's face, then Bill Striegel wants to talk to you. He'll sign you up for the Airmen
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To applaud, to say thank you, and to make sure their deeds are not forgotten, Alan Archambault has written a book about one of his favorite subjects - Fort Lewis. To help preserve the role soldiers stationed at Fort Lewis played in resolving conflict worldwide from 1956 to 2010, Archambault wrote
Military Life
At 4-foot-11 and 114 pounds, Daisymay Reyes isn't the biggest soldier in the Army, but she just might have one of the biggest hearts. Earlier this month, Reyes, a recruiter and sergeant first class stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, placed second in her weight class at the Empire Powerlifting competition. For
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A four-day hike into the Olympic wilderness to search for a missing fighter jet that crashed nearly 54 years ago ended with disappointment. Last summer, Tomasz Biernacki's search party hiked about 20 miles into the Olympics near Mount Lawson to search for the wreckage of an F-102 Delta Dagger. On Nov. 10,
Travel
Around here, summer means getting outdoors, enjoying and doing. And whether that means hiking up a steep, switch-back trail with a beautiful panoramic view waiting for you on the Olympics or the Cascades, or feeling the tug of a six-pound salmon hitting your bait while fishing on the Puget Sound, there's
Attractions
On your mark, get set, go. The fun begins this Saturday, April 30, with the 11th annual Dragon Boat Festival, a daylong paddle boat race held on Budd Inlet near Olympia sponsored by Saint Martin's University. About 52 boats and 1,200 paddlers will participate in the races, which take place in the
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They had come to hear about character development, about leadership in the Army. And Greg Gadson, a retired Army colonel and guest speaker, brought the 100 soldiers to their feet as he spoke about overcoming his challenges. In 2007, a roadside bomb blew Gadson's legs off while he was serving in
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For John Theine, the news about the U.S. Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors coming to Lacey was a double blessing. First, Theine, the band director at River Ridge High School who scheduled the concert, will be able to hear the jazzy sound himself in person. Second, and more importantly, the community
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Their big-band swing, their bebop and their jazzy popular sounds have been heard around the world. Now, on April 5, the U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors, the official touring band of the United States Army, will play a concert at Bellevue College's Courter Family Athletic Pavilion. And this fun, toe-tapping good time
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As a way to remember and as a way to say thank you, a five-foot tall bronze statue of Greg "Pappy" Boyington, an ace World War II fighter pilot who received a Medal of Honor, will be erected this spring at Tacoma's Lincoln High School. Boyington graduated from Lincoln High School
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As George Hickman lowered himself into the cockpit of a single-engine BT 13, he simultaneously realized a childhood dream and became a part of U.S. history. During the midpoint of World War II, Hickman, the grandson of a slave, flew with the 332nd Fighter Group, which is today known as the
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First, he said thanks. Then Ashton Carter, the first Secretary of Defense to visit Joint Base Lewis-McChord since 2008, said "be ready." "There are no other countries that has forces that are as strong, as decent as you are. I'm proud as heck of you all," Carter told about 145 military servicemen,
Military Life
It was obvious they had done their homework. Their precision as they marched across the gym floor, their synchronized movements as they twirled their rifles or turned directions, was exact. Perfect. About 300 students from eight local high schools competed at the Northwest Junior ROTC drill and rifle conception in the divisional
Military Life
There are exciting sights - the Daytona International Raceway as competitors whiz by at 200 mph. There are booming sounds - the noise of big engines as the race cars zoom along. And at the finish, there's either the thrill of victory or the agony of defeat. These are the sensations, the excitement,
Outdoors
They're the equivalent to the outdoor answer man. They're Jacques Cousteau, Jim Whittaker and Jean Claude Killy all rolled into one. Whether you're looking for a place to hike, swim, ski or go whitewater rafting, or whether you're looking for a place to dock your boat or ride your four-wheeler, then
