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Fort Lewis News

Local news for Fort Lewis, WA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

6 hrs ago | KOMO News

Army captain charged in arms-export conspiracy

An Army captain who recently served as an intelligence liaison to the Japanese military has been charged with conspiring to ship holographic, night-vision-compatible firearm sights to Japan.

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Fri Jul 18, 2008

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Randolph native serving in Iraq killed in accident

The Southern Tier lost another son to Operation Iraqi Freedom Tuesday. Randolph Central School graduate Staff Sgt.

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Thu Jul 17, 2008

WGRZ-TV Buffalo

WNY Native Killed in Iraq

The Department of Defense reported Thursday, Jamestown native, Staff Sgt. David W. Textor died in Iraq in a vehicle accident.

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KOMO-TV Seattle

Fort Lewis soldier dies in Iraq

A Fort Lewis soldier died Tuesday while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Staff Sgt.

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Related Topix: Middle East, Iraq, World News

Wed Jul 16, 2008

The Herald

Fort Lewis soldier decorated for Afghan war heroism

It took Sgt. Michael Espejo Jr. a moment to realize that the injured Afghan police officer he was dragging away from a burning truck was no policeman at all.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Lewis, World News, Asia, Afghanistan

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Bakersfield Californian

Stockdale grad awarded silver star for shooting suicide bomber

While carrying an Afghan man away from a car on fire, U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Alexander Espejo Jr.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Washington University in Saint Louis

Mon Jul 14, 2008

KOMO-TV Seattle

Fort Lewis soldier awarded Silver Star for selfless courage

Heroic actions by a Fort Lewis military police officer has been credited with saving a dozen lives in Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Lewis

Sun Jul 13, 2008

Boston Globe

US considers picking up pace of Iraq pullout

The Bush administration is considering the withdrawal of additional combat forces from Iraq beginning in September, according to administration and military officials, raising the prospect of a far more ...

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Related Topix: George Bush, World News, Asia, Afghanistan

Fri Jul 11, 2008

KIRO-TV Seattle

Laptop With Fort Lewis Soldiers' Information Found

A laptop computer that was stolen from an Army employee's truck last week has been found.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Lewis, Lacey, WA, Tumwater, WA

Department of Defense News

Media Availability with Secretary Gates During Visit to Ft. Lewis, Washington

I've had a great visit to McChord Air Force Base, Ft. Lewis. I received extensive briefings at McChord on the missions over there.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, McChord Air Force Base

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Courage is hallmark of McCain's character

A senior noncommissioned officer at Fort Lewis, Wash., in the late '70s had the unenviable task of guiding soldiers through the discharge process.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, John McCain, Opinion

Buffalo News

Iraq adamant on timetable for U. S. troop withdrawal

Iraq's national security adviser said Tuesday that his government would not sign an agreement governing the future role of U. S. troops in Iraq unless it includes a timetable for their withdrawal.

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Related Topix: Middle East, Iraq, World News

Wed Jul 09, 2008

KIRO-TV Seattle

Everett-Based Carrier Lincoln Turns Air Power On Afghanistan

Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln has been shifted from the Iraq war to support combat in Afghanistan.

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Earthlink

General says Iraqi security forces still need help

General James P. Dubik, pauses in this Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004 file photo, during a promotion ceremony at Fort Lewis, Wash.

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Related Topix: Middle East, Iraq, World News

ABS-CBN News

Iraq insists on US withdrawal timetable

Reuters BAGHDAD - Iraq will not accept any security agreement with the United States unless it includes dates for the withdrawal of foreign forces, the government's national security adviser said on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: US Military Prisons, Army Regional Confinement Facility, Fort Lewis, Iraq

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Defense secretary promises decision soon on air tanker

Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he'll announce very soon whether the Pentagon will rebid the air tanker contract.

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KIRO-TV Seattle

Army Medic Delivers Own Child While On Leave In WA

An Army medic who missed the birth of his first two children was on hand to deliver his third while on leave from duty in Iraq.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Lewis, Seattle Metro, Tacoma, WA, Yelm, WA

Tacoma News Tribune

Fort Lewis soldier charged in dog shooting case

Police think a Fort Lewis soldier decided it would be easier to shoot his two dogs than find a new home for them.

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Related Topix: Skagit County, WA, US Military Prisons, Army Regional Confinement Facility, Fort Lewis, Anacortes, WA

Mon Jul 07, 2008

TheNewsTribune.com

Memorial remembers men killed in helicopter crash

Former Enumclaw Mayor George Rossman says his fellow VFW members led the project to put a memorial in the town for three Fort Lewis men killed in a helicopter crash.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Enumclaw, WA

Sun Jul 06, 2008

The Seattle Times

Climber rescued from Mount Rainier after falling into crevasse

Ed Hrivnak, left, of Central Pierce Fire and Rescue, tends to climbers after one was injured in a fall on Mount Rainier.

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