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• Wash. Army commander removed over PTSD probe

  February 21, 2012 in Region The Army has removed the head of Madigan Army Medical Center in Washington state over an investigation into whether soldiers had a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder reversed to reduce … 5

• Army chief: Greater role for reserves as forces shrink

  January 27, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s decision to cut the size of the Army by 80,000 soldiers will force the military to rely more on the National Guard and reserves, particularly if …

• Navy holds off Army in college football

  December 11, 2011 in Sports on Page C6 LANDOVER, Md. – Playing his last game before he goes to SEAL training, Alexander Teich absolutely, positively did not want to be known as a member of the Navy team …

• FBI joins investigation at Arlington cemetery

  June 29, 2011 WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has joined Army agents investigating possible criminal practices at Arlington National Cemetery that may have led to the burial of eight sets of cremated human …

• Fallen soldier remembered as dedicated to family

  May 24, 2011 in News A Medical Lake soldier was killed Sunday in Baghdad, Iraq. Sgt. 1st Class Clifford E. Beattie, 37, died of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised …

• Dobbs directs Navy over Army

  December 12, 2010 in Sports on Page C5 PHILADELPHIA – Ricky Dobbs sat in a small room deep inside Lincoln Financial Field and recalled a team meeting from earlier this season. Navy had just lost to Air Force, …

• Notre Dame becomes bowl-eligible in return to Bronx

  November 21, 2010 in Sports on Page C9 NEW YORK – Instead of a walkthrough on Friday, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly gave his players a chance to soak in the sites at Yankee Stadium. Monument Park and …

• Five soldiers charged with Afghan deaths

  June 17, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 SEATTLE – Five soldiers accused of murdering three Afghan civilians earlier this year allegedly threw grenades at them and shot them with rifles, according to charging papers released Wednesday by …

• Four more soldiers charged in Afghan civilian deaths

  June 16, 2010 in Nation/World, Region The five soldiers accused of killing three Afghan civilians over a period of months earlier this year allegedly threw grenades at them and shot them with rifles, according to charging … 3

• Four service members named persons of year

    April 7, 2010 in City on Page A5 Four military service members were honored Tuesday by Greater Spokane Inc. and U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers. The regional business organization named Senior Airman Joseph Sparks, Marine Staff Sgt. Daniel … 15

• Army asks for more mental health help

  November 14, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – An Army task force has found that a growing number of soldiers serving in Afghanistan are suffering from some kind of mental stress and is urging the military … 1

• East Valley grad, Army specialist reflects on Iraq

  August 3, 2009 in City on Page A5 Spc. Aaron Torrey, 22, of Otis Orchards, has been in the Army since shortly after he graduated from East Valley High School in 2006. Last month he returned from his …

• Man kills woman, shoots self at Fort Lewis

  July 22, 2009 in Region The Army says a 59-year-old male veteran shot and killed a civilian woman at a Fort Lewis store in an attempted murder-suicide.

• 7 U.S. troops die in Afghanistan

  July 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 NAWA, Afghanistan – Roadside bombings and a gun attack killed seven U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan on Monday, providing a grim reminder of the insurgency’s resilience even as Marines moved to …

• One soldier’s story

    June 6, 2009 in City on Page A1 Two things Ray Batten remembers about D-Day: It was postponed a day, and when he finally did get to France, he spent his initial time up in a tree. “I … 1

• Soldiers shot at military career center

  June 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A man with “political and religious motives” killed a soldier just out of basic training and wounded another Monday in a targeted attack on a military …

• Three U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq

  May 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 BAGHDAD – Three American soldiers on foot patrol were among 25 people killed in Iraq on Thursday in an upsurge of violence that brought to 60 the number killed over …

• Spokane Army specialist mourned

  September 7, 2008 in City on Page B1 Two days after he would have turned 24, Carlo E. Alfonso was buried Saturday in Spokane as a fallen hero. The Army specialist was killed and two other soldiers were …