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19 hrs ago | TriCities

Silence is broken: WW II vet relives experiences

Vernon and Opal Davis sat comfortably on Thursday afternoon in the living room of their charming mountain-surrounded home of more than half a century.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Danville, VA, Petersburg, VA

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Examiner.com

On the home front: Supporting parents of military familes during deployment

Virginia has many military bases with many military families. The greater Richmond area is home to the Army's Fort Lee and several other military home-fronts. As word of more deployments make the news locally , the question of how to support a parent whose spouse has just left for a lengthy military deployment often comes to the forefront.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Spokesman Review

new Soldier from Post Falls wounded in Fort Hood attack 1

This family photo shows George Stratton III, 18, of Post Falls, in his Army uniform.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Jackson, Fort Hood, TX

Richmond Times-Dispatch

Virginia reaction to Fort Hood shootings

Virginia statements on the shootings at Fort Hood: "I am truly saddened to hear of the tragic shooting at Fort Hood, home to thousands of our nation's active-duty military and their families.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, US Politics, Representative Glenn Nye, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, Jim Webb

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Messenger

Suspected Fort Lee gunman a Virginia Tech grad

An Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood, Texas, Army post Thursday, authorities said, a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded in the worst mass shooting ever at a military base in the United States.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, US Politics, John Carter, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Fort Hood, TX, US Senate, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Hotel Online

National hospitality groups oppose Fort Lee hotel

Nov. 4--The Tri-Cities area's hospitality industry is receiving significant support in their campaign against an Army plan to build a 1,000-room hotel at Fort Lee.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, US Politics, US News, Susan Davis, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Joe Wilson, Republican

Wed Oct 28, 2009

WebWire

Boeing Donates C-17 Fuselage to US Army for Air-Load Training

LONG BEACH, Calif.- Boeing [ NYSE: BA ] transported a 170-foot-long C-17 Globemaster III fuselage by tractor-trailer from its facility in Long Beach to Seal Beach, Calif., and then by ship to Fort Lee, Va.

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Related Topix: US Military, Fort Eustis, US Army, Los Angeles Metro, Long Beach, CA, Seal Beach, CA

Sat Oct 24, 2009

MilitaryCity.com

Living with PTSD

Erik Dexter began noticing changes in his battle buddy's behavior almost immediately.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Lee, VA

Thu Oct 22, 2009

The United States Army

Army's largest dining facility opens at Fort Lee

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Oct. 14 to celebrate the completion and opening of a 75,000-square-foot dining facility.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Sam Houston, Fort Monmouth, Fort Lee, VA

Wed Oct 21, 2009

WTVR Richmond

Family Events This Weekend

The 17th Annual Midlothian Day Parade is Saturday, October 17, stepping off at 9am from Capitol Ale and heading East on Midlothian.

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Related Topix: Midlothian, VA, Richmond, VA, Richmond Metro, US Military, US Army, Fort Lee, VA, Triangle, VA

Mon Oct 19, 2009

WSLS-TV Roanoke

Virginia troops active in Afghanistan

Hundreds of soldiers, airmen, sailors and Marines from Virginia are serving in Afghanistan, and many more have been boots on the ground there.

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Related Topix: Virginia, US Military, US Marine Corps, US Army, Fort Eustis, US Air Force, Langley Air Force Base

Sat Oct 17, 2009

Hotel Online

Group asks Army to restart planning for Fort Lee hotel

Oct. 16--PETERSBURG -- A business group created in response to a plan to build a 1,000-room military hotel at Fort Lee has asked the Army to go back to square one on the project and do more research on its potential economic effects before going forward.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Lee, VA

Sat Oct 10, 2009

DC Military

Army hosts 25th annual Ten-Miler

Runners start just after 8 a.m. Sunday, beginning the Army Ten-Miler just west of the Pentagon.

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Related Topix: Fort Drum, Fort Jackson, US Army, Fort Carson, Fort Hood, Fort Bliss

Thu Oct 08, 2009

Military Officer

Fort Lee Fields One of Its Own in Army Best Warrior Competition

Oct. 6--FORT LEE -- The 24 soldiers in the Army Best Warrior Competition came from each of the major commands and across the world to compete -- but one didn't have to travel far at all.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Lee, VA

Wed Oct 07, 2009

The United States Army

Army names 7th Army NCO, 1ID Soldier as its 'best warriors'

An NCO academy leader in Germany and an intelligence specialist from Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., earned top honors this past week at the Army's 2009 Best Warrior Competition.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Leonard Wood, Fort Leonard Wood, MO

Mon Oct 05, 2009

The United States Army

New Sustainment Center patch signifies 'One Team'

As the sustainment community continues to grow at Fort Lee, history was made Sept.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military

Sat Oct 03, 2009

Progress-Index

United Way of Hopewell-Prince George kicks off 2009 campaign

United Way of Hopewell-Prince George kicked off its 2009 Campaign at a luncheon held at Jordan Point Golf Club Sept.

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Related Topix: Hopewell, VA, Prince George, VA, US Military, US Army, Fort Lee, VA, Prince George County, VA, Home, Mortgage

Thu Oct 01, 2009

WTVR Richmond

Rep. Forbes Meets With Business Leaders

We have an update on the proposed hotel at Fort Lee. Tuesday, dozens of area business leaders met with Congressman Randy Forbes to express their concerns about how the new hotel will hurt not help the community.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Randy Forbes, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Military, US Army, Fort Lee, VA, Prince George, VA, Prince George County, VA

Tue Sep 29, 2009

Hotel Online

Lodging plan could bust BRAC-inspired hotel-building boom

Sep. 27--Business owners who have invested millions of dollars in the past couple of years to build more hotels in the Tri-Cities were among the most interested attendees when the Army held a public forum at Union Station in Petersburg on Aug.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Petersburg, VA, Fort Lee, VA, 9, Prince George County, VA

Mon Sep 28, 2009

Hotel Online

Privatization, funding took Fort Lee hotel off radar screen

Sep. 28--If not for an ongoing program to transfer the operation of Army Lodging facilities to private operators, a planned 1,000-room hotel at Fort Lee might already be up and running today -- and the public could have known about it from Day One.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military

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