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Ingrid Barrentine

Grace Byrd takes a picture of Muck Creek as Col. Kenny Weldon, left, and Col. Thomas Brittain (carrying child) look on during the third annual Leschi-Quiemuth Honor Walk/Run along West Range Road Sunday. The 7.2-mile walk and 12.5-mile bus tour journeyed past Nisqually sacred sites within JBLM Lewis Main.

They came to retrace the steps of their ancestors.

Published: 03:41PM March 9th, 2010

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Published: 01:56PM March 4th, 2010

He traded his desk job for one that he knew would put him in harm’s way. It was a decision that nobody knew would end up claiming his life.

Published: 01:53PM March 4th, 2010

Members of the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron returned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord Wednesday after supporting ground operations in Haiti since Jan. 23. The team is part of a larger 62nd Airlift Wing effort supporting the Haiti operation. The team included aircrews, two of which are still operating from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., 19 aerial porters and a 16-man maintenance team on the ground in Haiti since Feb. 12.

Published: 01:47PM March 4th, 2010

Flashing red and blue lights signify the start of a traffic stop on Joint Base Lewis-McChord Lewis Main.

Published: 01:44PM March 4th, 2010

Bills and stress. Everyone deals with them at some point, but even more so when children become a part of life.

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Ingrid Barrentine

Health and fitness

Published: 12:31PM March 4th, 2010

One step back, two steps forward: That’s how Shannon Swords views the process he has undergone over the past year.

Published: 12:29PM March 4th, 2010

He had planned to go after it, and that’s just what Mike Mai did.

Published: 12:25PM March 4th, 2010

Waterfall Tour

Published: 12:21PM March 4th, 2010

WHISTLER, British Columbia — Former U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program bobsledder Steven Holcomb ended Team USA’s 62-year gold medal drought in Olympic bobsled competition by driving Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler and Curtis Tomasevicz to victory in the four-man event Saturday at Whistler Sliding Centre.

Published: 01:19PM March 4th, 2010

What does it take to be a military spouse? The same things it does to be any kind of spouse — only more so.

Published: 01:17PM March 4th, 2010

I followed a Soldier down the sidewalk this week and was struck by the appearance of his uniform. To an old Soldier like me, it didn’t look very sharp.

Published: 01:10PM February 25th, 2010

As our nation commits to preserving freedom through the uncertainty of deployments and conflicts across the world, Americans give us a special gift — embracing Soldiers and their families with sincere support.

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Maj. Allan Long

Published: 01:13PM March 4th, 2010

The Soldiers of the 47th Combat Support Hospital returned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord two weeks ago with the collective satisfaction of a job well done.

Published: 01:51PM March 4th, 2010

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq – Soldiers with the 63rd Ordnance Company run operations to support the logistical supply for all types of munitions in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Published: 01:21PM March 4th, 2010

WASHINGTON — Operations in Marjah, Afghanistan, are transitioning from the clearing to the holding phase, as today’s turnover of the government center there marks a symbol of progress, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said Friday.