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Published March 18th, 2010 - 12:05AM
Sgt. Anthony A. Paci was a dedicated soldier, a veteran of two wars and a lover of fast cars. But, friends said, above all else Paci was proud to be the father of three children and shared his dreams of a big family. Then the war in Afghanistan intervened.

Published March 17th, 2010 - 12:05AM
The latest Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier reported killed in Iraq overcame drug addiction in her teen years and later served in the Air Force and Army before dying from mortar fire on her first deployment.
Published March 9th, 2010 - 12:05AM
The Iraqi prime minister’s coalition and its main secular rival both claimed to be ahead in the vote count Monday, a day after historic parliamentary elections that the top U.S. commander said would let all but 50,000 American troops come home by summer’s end.
Published March 7th, 2010 - 12:05AM
American troops should be out of sight from polling places today as Iraqis elect a parliament for the second time since the fall of Saddam Hussein. But Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldiers are working behind the scenes throughout the country.
Published March 6th, 2010 - 9:40AM
A Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier was killed Thursday when his vehicle rolled over in Afghanistan. Spc. Anthony A. Paci, 30, of Rockville, Md., died Thursday at Gereshk.
Published March 6th, 2010 - 12:05AM
The Army’s chief of staff told lawmakers this week that a protective design change is coming for the Army’s Stryker vehicle, the signature carrier of local infantry fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Published March 1st, 2010 - 12:05AM
NASIR WA SALAM, Iraq – Junior Tupuola’s car roared down the California highway. The booze from that night’s party still pumped in his veins.
Published February 25th, 2010 - 12:05AM
Sgt. Adam J. Ray entered the Army in a noncombat role but yearned for the long marches, the weaponry and the front-line missions. So in April 2008, Ray changed from hospital patient administration to the infantry. He left in July for Afghanistan with his Joint Base Lewis-McChord Stryker brigade. And on Feb. 9, a roadside bomb killed the 23-year-old Kentucky native.

Published February 19th, 2010 - 12:05AM
ZAIDON, Iraq – To understand the roots of Islamic extremism in Iraq, you must first study this rural Sunni area of western Baghdad province. It was here, according to an American military report, that religious fundamentalism in Iraq began. Saddam Hussein’s government never could completely diffuse Zaidon. Nor could the American military or post-invasion government. But one company of Joint Base Lewis-McChord Stryker soldiers has the mission of trying to help the Iraqi army tame the area.
Published February 14th, 2010 - 12:05AM
ZAIDON, Iraq – Sleeping bags and poncho liners provided little insulation as the temperature plunged below freezing.
Published February 13th, 2010 - 12:05AM
Two young enlisted soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord – both serving their first combat deployments – died this week in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Department of Defense announced Friday.
Published February 10th, 2010 - 7:33AM
NEAR MARJAH, Afghanistan – U.S. and Afghan forces pushed Tuesday to the edge of the southern Afghan town of Marjah, poised to seize the major Taliban supply and drug-smuggling stronghold in hopes of building public support by providing aid and services once the insurgents are gone.
Published February 8th, 2010 - 12:05AM
The kidnapping of a civilian contractor working for the American military in Iraq served as just the latest reminder of the danger of doing business in the country.
Published February 6th, 2010 - 12:05AM
FORWARD OPERATING BASE GRIZZLY, Iraq – Sgt. Gary Bowman stared through the scope of an M-4 rifle. He lined up his enemy’s head in the crosshairs. He pulled the trigger. The target fell.
Published February 6th, 2010 - 12:05AM
Spc. Kyle J. Wright was remembered Friday as a giving and courageous person who cracked jokes, pulled pranks and used a listening ear to support soldiers fighting beside him in Afghanistan.

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