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Tommy McGraw, an 8-year-old from University Place, who is currently recovering from an operation to remove a brain tumor, got the opportunity to tour McChord Field Monday as a participant in the Pilot for a Day program. The purpose of the program, run by the 4th Airlift Squadron, is to give
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The 446th Force Support Squadron Airman and Family Readiness Center gathered boxes of goodies from Central Pierce County Fire Department Dec. 19 for the annual Christmas basket delivery to Reserve families here. For the past seven years, these firefighters have supported families in need throughout Pierce County by giving them boxes
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America's Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines are heroes. Quiet heroes who go about their lives with little fanfare. Yet, if we pay attention, we will find ourselves in the company of these quiet heroes and have an opportunity to say thank you. I had one such opportunity not too long ago.
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During the course of the last several months, two Medevac companies in Task Force Hammerhead, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, and Company C, 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment, Army National Guard, have participated in a trial program developed by the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade,
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SAN ANTONIO - Drill sergeants barked orders and words of encouragement to motivate 90 of the top-ranked high school football players and 125 band members from around the nation as they competed Jan. 2 in a number of events including relay races, pushups, sit-ups and a food-eating
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Once David and Lizeth Wakasa exchanged their vows they would set into motion an inseparable journey that would lead them to Afghanistan and eventually the Pentagon. After they married in August 2008, the Wakasas planned their future together in their small New Jersey apartment. Seeking something
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The Racketeer's Association is in full celebration mode and some. They are celebrating the opening of the TEAMhouse Special Operations Functional Fitness Facility in Lacey on Saturday, January 5th at 8 a.m. The facility will also serve as their new headquarters. Trust us: this is no ordinary gym. The gym features the following:
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When a brand new officer graduates from Officer Training School, he usually receives his first salute during the ceremony. But that is not the case for one graduate with ties to McChord. Rather than following in this ceremonial tradition, 2nd Lt. Nathan Mann, a
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Matrix Coffee House Chehalis. Open Mic Night. All Ages. 6:30 pm. NC. Spar Cafe Olympia - Downtown. The Oly Mountain Boys. 8 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. The Junction Sports Bar and Grill
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Amocat Cafe Tacoma - Triangle District. Amocat Live! featuring the Amocat House Band. All Ages. 7 pm. Uncork and Unwind Tumwater. David Wayne. 7 pm. NC. Louie G's Pizzeria Fife. Garrett Whitney. All Ages. 7:30 pm. Spar Cafe Olympia - Downtown. Paul Mauer. 8 pm. NC.
