It wasn’t breakfast in bed but it was just as sweet for those in attendance at Sheridan Gym for the 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division’s homecoming Saturday morning.

Soldiers in I Corps underwent training last week, to make them more ready to lead combat operations in Iraq.

An Army Ranger assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, died in Afghanistan, April 29, of wounds sustained while conducting combat operations.

The sun is shining which draws motorcycles out of garages and onto the roads. For Fort Lewis Soldiers, riding that motorcycle means more than just strapping on a helmet and hitting the road. It means being safety-conscious, too.

After what was a futile attempt by 1st Special Forces Group to pull a Medium Tactical Vehicle on the first day of competition of the Pride Week MTV Pull, all other teams decided to push the vehicle down the 100-meter course. The 17th Fires Brigade’s five-man team was able to move the MTV faster than any other group on Tuesday, the final day of competition, and picked up its first win of Pride Week.

It seems as though every special event the Army has gets kicked off with some sort of run. Armed Forces Day will be no different. The type of run, however, will be a little more on the dirty side than most races.

It’s going to be a rematch of last year’s women’s intramural soccer championships as the Warriors secured a spot to play in the finals with a 4-1 smothering of United Football Club Monday at Cowan Stadium.

Led by Chris Hallows and Winslow Tandler, the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division A Team took first place honors in the Pride Week 10K Team Run.

Today is Fort Lewis Safety Day. While this is an occasion set aside to concentrate on safe practices safety really does need to be central to all we do, 365 days a year.

There is an awful lot to feel good about at Fort Lewis. And everyone here should be proud of that fact.

The old line used to go “If the Army had wanted you to have a family, it would have issued you one.”