Fort Lewis News

Chloe Bollin stood on a chair and waved an American flag, hoping to spot the person who'd make this Fourth of July special.

A thousand soldiers are heading to Iraq with the special mission of being the last combat troops to be present in the country during the year-long pullout.

If Tara Schneider can steal a few minutes during her lunch break, she'll rush to her Steilacoom home and fire up her webcam.

There aren't many things Hollywood gets right in war movies, Darrell Griffin Sr.

Longtime Islander Middle School teachers, Janet and Mace Brady, have retired from the Mercer Island School District.

Paul Bradshaw said his son Brian joined the Army and went to Afghanistan 'to try and help people' and to make the lives of the people there better.

Jannette Saxton is a woman of action. It's easy to see as she navigates the crowded hallway in Fort Lewis' Waller Hall, quickly guiding her wheelchair between knots of soldiers and civilian workers going about their daily business.

A Catholic priest who was critically injured while deployed with his Fort Lewis unit died Saturday, more than five years after his Humvee struck a roadside bomb in Iraq.

PAROWAN - It was fitting for Max Sargent Dalley, the last surviving commissioned officer of the 213th Armored National Guard Field Artillery Battalion that fought and defeated 4,000 attacking Chinese soldiers during the Korean conflict, to die on Flag Day.

With a deafening bang, the mortar explodes. It's the kind of sound that stops thought and stuns the senses.

Lt. Col. Danny Dudek paced the dew-covered grass at Watkins Field in Fort Lewis, Wash., inspecting his troops during a ceremony marking a change of command for his unit.

More than 300 armored Stryker vehicles belonging to Fort Lewis' 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division begin arriving in Afghanistan this week.

Jun. 14--Ever drive past a flag at half-staff and wonder who it's honoring? The governor's office notifies media and government offices when she or the president orders the flag lowered for a fallen soldier, police officer or important state or federal dignitary, as well as on key remembrance days throughout the year.

Fort Lewis soldier Frank Grippe walked on stage with his M-4 rifle in hand. The reaction of the host across the desk a faux right-winger wearing a camouflage suit and a fresh buzzcut was one of mock terror.

Capt. Kathy Steele, right, assists during anesthesia at the Al Asad Combat Support Hospital in Iraq.

Staff Sgt. James Warren hammers away at the roof of a house that will soon be home to a low-income family in Tacoma.

The Army plans to reduce the size of some of its 36 wounded warrior units by the end of the month and close three by October after tightening standards to stem a flood of patients, a spokesman said Tuesday.

DURANGO, Colo. - During the past year, Fort Lewis College has invested a great deal of time and resources into making FLC a more veteran-friendly campus.

Temp: 81.0 F Heat Index: 83 F Meridian, Key Field, MS A Centreville-based Alabama Army National Guard unit heads to Fort Lewis, Wash., next week for final training before be sent to Iraq.

A decade ago, the most action a National Guard soldier would see was on drill weekends or during natural disasters.