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• Veteran District Court judge adjusts to civilian life

  April 21, 2013 in City on Page A1 With thinning gray hair and intense eyes, Spokane County District Court Judge Vance Peterson presides over his court with a sense of humor and sometimes a hard edge. It’s been … 17

• A whole new person

  December 26, 2012 in City on Page A1 A 12-year-old boy in southwest Afghanistan is attending school, playing soccer and helping around his home with the aid of a prosthetic leg he received this year during a three-month … 5

• Marine pursuing fresh look at war

  December 25, 2012 in City on Page A5 The stench of burning military waste in Iraq and Afghanistan – poisonous pollutants suspected of causing serious health problems for returning soldiers – has influenced a Coeur d’Alene man’s decision … 14

• Staff Sgt. Stiltz remembered for character, love of country

  November 25, 2012 in City on Page B1 Staff Sgt. Matthew H. Stiltz was remembered Saturday as a dedicated serviceman who loved the Army. “My brother Matt was a soldier,” said Stiltz’s brother, Jeff Stiltz. “That was his … 3

• Crocker accepts DUI plea deal

  November 22, 2012 in City on Page A15 Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker pleaded guilty Wednesday to a reduced charge of reckless driving in connection with a hit-and-run drunken-driving crash in Spokane Valley this summer. The … 1

• Sergeant used toy camel to explain his work in Afghanistan to son

  November 15, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 When Army Sgt. Joe Wardell learned he was going to be deployed to Afghanistan for a year, he wondered how to explain his absence to his 3-year-old son, Clive. He … 2

• Shadle High grad killed in action in Afghanistan

  November 14, 2012 in City on Page A1 A Shadle Park High School graduate who joined the Army shortly after completing school in 2005 was killed Monday in Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Matthew H. Stiltz, 26, was about six … 7

• Spokane soldier dies in Afghanistan

  November 13, 2012 in City A Spokane soldier died Monday in Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire, the Department of Defense said. 4

• Missing records frustrate veterans

  November 12, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 A strange thing happened when Christopher DeLara filed for disability benefits after his tour in Iraq: The U.S. Army said it had no records showing he had ever been overseas. … 8

• Book Notes: EWU’s Spatz will read from ‘Inukshuk’ Tuesday

  October 21, 2012 in Features on Page D7 Gregory Spatz, a writing professor at Eastern Washington University, will read from his latest book, “Inukshuk,” on Tuesday at North Idaho College. Spatz, who won a Washington State Book Award …

• Colville soldier in Afghanistan called ‘IED Whisperer’

  October 16, 2012 in City on Page A1 BABINEK, Afghanistan – Staff Sgt. Kelly Rogne walked down a dusty village road, rhythmically swinging a metal detector that resembled an oversized hockey stick. He led a column of more … 7

• McMorris Rodgers, Cowan share views during debate

  October 10, 2012 in City on Page A5 The Democratic opponent of U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers in the November election used much of their first debate working to portray the incumbent Republican as an ingrained fixture in … 31

• Vestal: Flap over Baumgartner’s expletive misses point

  August 29, 2012 in City on Page A5 In recent weeks, the 2,000th American soldier died in Afghanistan. And Michael Baumgartner used one expletive. 24

• Washington flags lowered for Afghanistan death

  August 28, 2012 in Region OLYMPIA — Flags are lowered today at Washington state agency buildings in memory of a sailor from Des Moines who was killed in Afghanistan. 2

• Crocker charged with DUI, fleeing scene

  August 24, 2012 in City on Page A1 Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker has been charged with drunken driving and leaving the scene of a Spokane Valley accident. The 63-year-old retired diplomat is accused of colliding … 4

• Former Afghanistan ambassador charged with DUI

  August 23, 2012 in City Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker has been charged with DUI and leaving the scene of an accident, The Spokesman-Review has learned. 22

• Lewiston paratrooper killed in Afghanistan

  August 9, 2012 in Idaho JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — An Alaska-based paratrooper from Idaho has been killed in Afghanistan. 3

• International care has boy on two legs again

  July 19, 2012 in City, Health on Page A1 Rahim promptly stood on his new leg Wednesday, then strode confidently into the next room and up a ramp, awaiting final adjustments. More than two years after a land mine …

• Soldier from Idaho dies in Afghanistan

  July 5, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – A 24-year-old soldier from southeastern Idaho died Tuesday in Afghanistan when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. Pfc. Cody O. Moosman, of Preston, died in … 1

• U.S., Afghanistan reach deal

  April 23, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – The U.S. and Afghanistan reached a deal Sunday on a long-delayed strategic partnership agreement that ensures Americans will provide military and financial support to the Afghan people … 7

• Trudy Rubin: U.S. must insist on Afghan women’s rights during negotiations

  March 28, 2012 in Opinion on Page A11 What will happen to Afghan women? As the United States winds down its presence in Afghanistan and tries to talk to the Taliban, will Afghan women pay the price? Will … 2

• Bales’ lawyer no stranger to high-profile cases

  March 25, 2012 in Region on Page B1 SEATTLE – A day before the public learned the name of the soldier accused of methodically slaughtering 16 civilians in Afghanistan, his lawyer called a news conference and sketched a … 4

• Suspect in Afghan slaughter remembers little

  March 19, 2012 in Nation/World, News The lawyer for the Army staff sergeant accused of slaughtering 16 Afghan civilians in a nighttime shooting rampage met his client for the first time Monday and said the solider … 3

• Suspect in killing of Afghan civilians identified

  March 16, 2012 in Nation/World A senior U.S. official says the soldier accused in the killing of 16 Afghan civilians is Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales. 2

• Soldier accused of Afghan massacre headed to prison

  March 16, 2012 in Nation/World The soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers is expected to be flown to a U.S. military prison as early as today, a senior defense official said, as the soldier’s … 2

• Taliban fire on Afghan officials at attack site

  March 13, 2012 in Nation/World BALANDI, Afghanistan — The Taliban insurgents opened fire just as two brothers of Afghan President Hamid Karzai left a village mosque where a memorial service was being held for 16 … 2

• Ft. Lewis soldier kills 16 Afghan civilians

  March 11, 2012 in City BALANDI, Afghanistan (AP) — A US official says the suspect in the killing of 16 Afghans was from Fort Lewis, Wash. The American soldier opened fire on villagers near his … 35

• Suicide bomber kills 9 at Afghan airport

  February 26, 2012 in Nation/World The explosion comes after nearly a week of deadly protests in Afghanistan in the escalating crisis over the burning of Muslim holy books.

• Panetta: US combat in Afghanistan to end in 2013

  February 1, 2012 in Nation/World ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT — U.S. and other international forces in Afghanistan aim to end their combat role next year and switch to training and advising Afghan forces through … 13

• Support mission takes unit to Texas, then Afghanistan

  January 8, 2012 in City on Page B1 Some local guardsmen are going to war. About 50 civilian-airmen from the Washington Air National Guard’s 141st Civil Engineer Squadron, of Fairchild Air Force Base, will soon deploy to Afghanistan … 1

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