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Wear Blue: run to remember has been written up in Runner's Magazine, the LA Times, and soon to be featured on NPR and in the News Tribune.  A documentary is in the works, and the folks at NIKE have taken a liking to them.
Run to remember helps spouses and soldiers process their grief of a troop killed in action through running.  They meet every Saturday, 9 a.m. in DuPont's Powderworks Park.

Currently the group is preparing for the Seattle Rock and Roll marathon.  Dhane Orthodontics in DuPont has stepped up to provide 3-4 buses to take participants and supporters to the June 25th race.

But more needs to be done.  The group needs more folks to sign up to support the race.  The group will man a mile of the course to wave flags, and hand out water and snacks to the racers.

They also are looking for a group to provide 150 lunches that day to the supporters.  And, for the group's kick-off dinner June 24th, they need a cake to feed 200 people.

If you can help, please call Ken Swarner at (253) 584-1212.  For more information about the group, see the following story HERE.

A recent study of Army and Air Force Exchange Service prices shows that troops save an average of 24 percent when exercising their AAFES benefit. 

Conducted in October 2010 by an independent research firm, the Market Basket Survey focused on the percentage of savings military patrons receive based on market, retailer and department.


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There’s plenty of work to be found at Joint Base Lewis McChord — and the military is more than willing to help local businesses get it.

The more than 55,000 soldiers who populate JBLM need restaurant, cleaning, car wash, pet care and other services. There are buildings to be constructed and others in need of massive renovation. Office and recreational facilities need to be expanded.

So, with millions of dollars in potential federal contracts, JBLM staff are putting out the word that, although it’s all up for grabs by anyone, they prefer doing business locally. And they’re providing a wealth of resources to match-make between base contracts and companies in the South Sound.


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A great evening last night for JBLM and the Capt. Meriwether Lewis Chapter of AUSA. Numerous awards at Sixth Region, including Carlene Joseph (Harborstone Credit Union), named the 2011 recipient of the MG John Hemphill Award.


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Gary Brackett posted this on his C-9 Blog:

Darrel Bowman has been named National Veteran Small Business Champion by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Darrel Bowman of Tacoma served in the U.S. Coast Guard before becoming an entrepreneur, community leader, humanitarian, and veteran’s advocate. He is known for his ...
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Honorees include CSM Matt Barnes from JBLM's Garrison.  


Nine awards were recently given to units and individuals at Joint Base Lewis-McChord as part of the Association of the United States Army Sixth Region Awards program.

For many of the winners, the awards served as a reminder of the importance of the Army being linked to local communities.

"We want to roll up our sleeves and work with (the Soldiers), because we're the neighborhood," Captain Meriwether Lewis Chapter President Carlene Joseph said. "We want to be part of their neighborhood."


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MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Tacoma, Wash. - Active duty family members

stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord will have expanded access to

health care with the opening of an Army community-based, primary care

clinic in Puyallup yesterday.  

The Madigan-Puyallup Community Medical Home is one of two the Army is

opening in the local area; a second clinic will open in Olympia in

October. 

"These clinics allow us to provide quality health care closer to where

patients live," said Col. Dallas Homas, Madigan Healthcare System

commander.  "We're excited to be able to expand the quality health care

our families currently receive at Madigan to these nearby clinics."

The clinics will be in leased space, staffed with civilian employees.

At capacity, the clinics are expected to each provide patient-centered

care to more than 8,000 active duty family members.

FREE ADVERTISING. YEP! Lakewood and Lacey Chamber members, and members of PMBA, AUSA or AFA get free listings on JaBLAM.com though 2011. Email your "military discount."email to publisher@ftlewisranger.com. JaBLAM is a site for military to know where to find military discounts in the South Sound.

We ran into a new Facebook page trying to help local military spouses promote their home based businesses.  You can find JBLM Small Business HERE.

JBLM was selected this week as a Net-Zero base in two categories.  Net-Zero simply means the base will consume as much as it produces and no more.

A  Net ZERO Installation applies an integrated approach to management of energy, water, and waste to capture and commercialize the resource value and/or enhance the ecological productivity of land, water, and air.

A Net Zero WATER Installation limits the consumption of freshwater resources and returns water back to the same watershed so not to deplete the groundwater and surface water resources of that region in quantity and quality over the course of a year.

A Net Zero WASTE Installation reduces, reuses, and recovers waste streams, converting them to resource values with zero landfill over the course of a year.