Military Life
Richard Baker on June 15th, 2017
Once again, Camp Eagle landed at Carter Lake Elementary School on Joint Base Lewis-McChord and gathered children under its wings to keep them on the learning path. For the last 10 years, Charter Lake has sponsored a special four-day event featuring presenters from such organizations as Fire Station 106, JBLM
Travel
Richard Baker on August 20th, 2015
Local high school graduate Cody Anderson decided that the best place for a senior trip was Vietnam. He had been there twice before, and both his grandfathers fought in the Vietnam War. Several other seniors on the trip had military connections. Jake March had a grandfather and uncle who served
News
Richard Baker on April 30th, 2015
Lon Cole's life was once filled with space and time - space and time in Vietnam as a Navy corpsman, space and time in business, space and time with his family, and the space and time to think and reflect on his life. As a poet with Alzheimer's disease, his
Arts
Richard Baker on February 4th, 2015
Used bookseller Jerry Culpepper has always had great expectations. Born in Tacoma he decided early to stay and find his deliverance in town. With wife Michele Martin, he owns Culpepper Books at 2521 N. Proctor, one of the few remaining independent bookstores in the area, and one of the most
Military Policy
Richard Baker on January 16th, 2015
Lt. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, commanding general of I Corps at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, believes the new Army requires new leadership, new modes of thought and new motivation. His presentation, Jan. 15 at the University of Washington in Seattle, "Building Agile and Adaptive Leaders for a Complex Environment," illustrated those
News
Richard Baker on September 25th, 2014
The old films are fading; the battle footage turning yellow; the color growing fainter with each year; the airplanes are stuttering in the air; the trucks and tanks growing dim. The photographs are starting to disappear; the images receding into the past. These are not the films of Word War
News Front
Richard Baker on August 19th, 2014
Doctors presently call the event, talked about by Buddhists and Taoists for centuries, single-minded focus - a person's ability to discard everything outside the present task. Six airmen were honored for their single-minded focus in combat in Afghanistan during a ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Aug. 18. The airmen, Tech.
News Front
Richard Baker on August 8th, 2014
Backing a fully loaded military truck and trailer up a ramp and into the hold of an air force transport aircraft is much like pushing a rope uphill. Add the contrast of a glairing, cloudless day against a dark cavernous pit and even the most experienced driver would start to
People Rule
Richard Baker on August 8th, 2014
Pound for pound, 2nd Lt. Giovanna Camacho, a female boxer stationed with the 2-3 Infantry Patriots, 3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, is not just intelligent but also a petite, pocket, powerhouse in the ring. So much fury packed into her 106 pounds is difficult to
News Front
Richard Baker on July 24th, 2014
The pride shown by Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Leroy A. Petry toward his family and his fellow soldiers is evident as he leans over his knees and talks about his retirement. Petry is a big man full of heart, grace and confidence. He twists his prosthetic hand, the fingers
Walkie Talkie Blog
Richard Baker on September 10th, 2014
National POW/MIA Recognition Day is Friday, Sept. 19, but at Joint Base Lewis-McChord - McChord Field the respects begin Sept. 15 at Memorial Grove and conclude Sept. 19 at The Club at McChord Field Ballroom. The annual recognition is to remember and honor those who have sacrificed so valiantly
Walkie Talkie Blog
Richard Baker on July 24th, 2014
During a week of hot weather, heavy clouds and a cold snap threatening when Lt. Col. James B. Bartholomees assumed command of 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment from Col. Gregory K. Anderson, July 24 at Watkins Field, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, he inherited a unit with a long and proud fighting
Walkie Talkie Blog
Richard Baker on July 7th, 2014
Tacoma boxer Mike Gavronski (14-0-1 10KO) continues his rise in the boxing ranks when he returns to the ring at Little Creek Casino, in Shelton, July 11 as the main event of a televised ESPN 2 Friday Night Fights event. Gavronski's climb from Hilltop to Mountaintop has
Served blog
Richard Baker on June 17th, 2014
Former University Place photographer Heather McClung is rapidly becoming Seattle's Baroness of beer. As co-owner of Schooner Exact Brewing Co., she had never tasted a beer until she entered college. She is presently president of the Washington Brewers' Guild. Running a business can lead a person to drink, especially if
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