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Wyman helps welcome 3-2 Stryker Brigade home

Wyman helps welcome 3-2 Stryker Brigade home

A week after members of the “3-2 Stryker Brigade” returned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord following a one-year deployment to Afghanistan, they were welcomed back by Secretary of State Kim Wyman and other public officials during a ceremony Monday at St. Martin’s University. Wyman, whose husband, John, served in the U.S. Army and was a member of the 2nd Ranger Battalion at Fort Lewis, told the soldiers she understands and appreciates the sacrifices made by soldiers and their families during deployments….

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Reed meets with heroes at JBLM

Reed meets with heroes at JBLM

On the day before Americans celebrate the nation’s birthday, Secretary of State Reed visited Joint Base Lewis-McChord Tuesday to attend the change of command ceremony in which the base’s outgoing commander, Lt. Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, was replaced by Lt. Gen. Robert B. Brown. After the ceremony, Reed had this photo taken with two Medal of Honor recipients, Sgt. 1st Class Leroy A. Petry (left), who is still stationed at JBLM after losing his right hand to an exploding grenade,…

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Vote for your fave Library jewel!

Vote for your fave Library jewel!

Yeah, it might now be June, but we’ve started the online poll for the May edition of our State Library “jewels.” The three candidates are: 1) 19th century adventurer Ranald MacDonald; 2) A 1917 map of what was then Camp Lewis 3) A nearly complete copy of the Congressional Serial Set Go to the online poll below and choose your favorite treasure for this month. The poll closes Friday at noon.  We’ll blog about the winner that afternoon.  Make sure…

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May State Library “jewel” #2: Camp Lewis map

May State Library “jewel” #2: Camp Lewis map

(Map courtesy of Washington State Library) Since it’s National Military Appreciation Month, our second “contestant” in the May edition of State Library jewels gives a historic nod to the significant military presence in Washington: a detailed section of the online map of what was then called Camp Lewis in 1917. Found in the State Library’s Rare Map Collection, the map shows a portion of what is modern-day Joint Base Lewis-McChord, south of Tacoma. It displays roads and barrack locations of…

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