Operation Family Support
Thirty-five kids sat at tables stamping, glittering, gluing and writing Merry Christmas messages on folded green or red paper at a local daycare to honor deployed parents and 5th Stryker Brigade soldiers. Gavin, spelled out "honored," repeating letters with marker as a volunteer named their order. Nearby, Nan, addressed her
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Isabella Benitez was born a healthy 8 pounds, 6 ounces and 20 inches long at 1:16 p.m. on Nov. 5 to the joy of her onlooking parents, Sgt. John Benitez, stationed in Iraq, and Christina, at Capital Medical Center in Olympia. With tears, Benitez welcomed his third child via Webcam
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Attorney and associate professor at West Point Lt. Col. Margaret Stock declared immigrants “Essential to the Fight” in a recent report released by the Immigration Policy Center, or IPC. Her report stated that as of June 30, 2009, there were 114,601 foreign-born individuals serving in the armed forces, representing 7.91
Veterans
Why join the American Legion - the oldest and, with nearly 3 million members worldwide, largest veterans group? Old veterans may dominate Legion meetings, but with increasing numbers of new recruits, appeal reaches a second generation. Robert Donaldson, Rainier Post commander and recruiter for the fourth district, which covers much of
