Fort Lewis News

“AQI had setup very strict, fundamentalist Islamic rules”

U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Platoon, Troop C, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Task Force Iron, from Fort Lewis, Wash., along with Iraqi army soldiers ... via InterestAlert.com

“The same Fifth Amendment protections are in place for military service members as are afforded to civilians”

Credit:Robert Whitlock Lt. Ehren Watada speaks at an anti-war event in Marshville, Washington on May 5, 2007. via Inter Press Service

“I was dragged and sprayed in the face repeatedly”

At least a dozen people were arrested in Olympia on Saturday as demonstrators rallied to protest military-cargo shipments at the port in Washington's state capital. via The Columbian

“We're a little disappointed that we didn't get some police support, but we understand that with the resources they expended the other night, they had problems pulling all the necessary officers together”

Protesters halted shipments of some military equipment from the Port of Olympia to Fort Lewis on Friday, the result of the Olympia Police Department's lack of available manpower to move the 40 or so people who ... via The Olympian

“The consequence is, you should understand that you're breaking the law and you're subject to arrest. All we're trying to do is keep people out of the streets so they convoys can move by safely.”

Anti-war protesters gathered again Thursday night at the entrance of the Port of Olympia, but there was no activity and no convoys of Fort Lewis-bound military equipment leaving the port. via TheNewsTribune.com

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Army from conducting a second court-martial of an Iraq war objector based at Fort Lewis. via KNDO - Yakima

“We all want it to be peaceful, said Teresa LaBouff of Olympia, whose brother died in Iraq in January 2006. "It's a celebration. It's a homecoming. That's what its all about.”

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Police used batons to clear roads around the Port of Olympia and made one arrest during an anti-war protest in which demonstrators tried to block military convoys. via Daily News

“With a combination of security provided by the Polish Battle Group soldiers and a quality road network provided by these engineer soldiers, the Afghan people will be able to safely travel to many district centers”

U.S. Army engineers are building forward operating bases and roads in support of forces providing security to the people of Afghanistan. via Department of Defense News

“As long as the war in Iraq is going on, it's all part of the revolving door”

Anti-war protests have returned to the Port of Olympia with the unloading of a military ship bearing Army gear from a Stryker Brigade that recently returned to nearby Fort Lewis from Iraq. via KOMO-TV Seattle

Last week the Pentagon released official figures on how dramatically the security situation has improved in Iraq. via The Washington Times

“We were like, 'Here we are driving around one of the most dangerous cities in the world, and we have two weeks left.' So everyone was a little on edge. Everyone was a lot more alert.”

Two from Stryker brigade recall blasts that changed their lives Sgt. Brian Kerrigan and Command Sgt. via The Olympian

A 9-year-old who called 911 to report his mother and grandmother were fatally shot will be reunited with his biological father. via WLKY.com

The newest unit at Fort Lewis operates truck-mounted rockets, called the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, known as HIMARS. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

“Army captain from Fort Lewis, WA, drowns in the Philippines.”

This week, the Pentagon released official figures on how dramatically the security situation has improved in Iraq. via The Mindanao Examiner

“Its light weight, and air transportable. So it can go places the MLRS couldn't go. Its a lot faster.”

Soldiers from Fort Lewis were in Yakima Thursday testing the Army's newest rocket system. via KNDO

A motorcyclist severely injured Tuesday night in an accident on Highway 16 at the Interstate 5 interchange has died. via Tacoma News Tribune

A Fort Lewis soldier was fatally injured in a motorcycle crash on Highway 16 at the I-5 interchange in Tacoma. via KIRO-TV Seattle

" The US Army Special Operations Command has finally released Tuesday the identity of an American soldier who died in the southern Filipino province of Sulu. via Zamboanga Journal

“You've earned your citizenship already, almost to the point that this ceremony seems trite.”

FORUMS MULTIMEDIA Eight Army soldiers, one spouse, become citizens at Fort Lewis 10/30/2007, 5:28 a.m. PDT FORT LEWIS, Wash. via The Oregonian

A Special Forces soldier from Fort Lewis who was captain of his college swim team has drowned while deployed to the Philippines. via KNDU.com