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Air Force Airman 1st Class Paul Q. Aspiras graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. He is the son of Raul and Lourdes Aspiras of Lacey, and a 2003 graduate of River Ridge High School.
Afghans tell of killing rampage blamed on US soldier

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Sitting on a dirty straw mat on the parched ground of southern Afghanistan, Masooma sank deeper inside a giant black shawl. Hidden from view, her words burst forth as she told her side of what happened to her family sometime before dawn on March 11, 2012.
Army judge sentences soldier to life for killing 5 at Baghdad clinic

An Army judge on Thursday handed down the toughest sentence he could give to a soldier who murdered five fellow service members at a Baghdad combat stress clinic.
JBLM troops remember fallen Green Beret

To his fellow Green Berets, Sgt. 1st Class James Grissom had a wildcard personality, keeping his friends guessing about his next practical joke while he pursued his quest for perfection as an elite Special Operator.
Furloughs likely to start July 8 for thousands of Defense workers

Thousands of Defense Department employees in Pierce and Thurston counties still face unpaid time off this summer, but not as much as the Pentagon initially proposed.
Sergeant guilty of deaths at Iraq stress clinic

Army Sgt. John Russell was found guilty Monday of the premeditated murder of five fellow servicemen in 2009 at a mental health clinic in Iraq, a charge that carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison.
Ambush, shootings a deadly betrayal by allies

Like many other Stryker troops, the soldiers of Joint Base Lewis-McChord's 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment spent four of the past 10 years at war. This is the second story in an occasional series following these soldiers at a time of rest and transition.
Duke's 'Coach K' talks team-building with JBLM troops

Hundreds of Army officers and senior enlisted soldiers were given a pep talk Thursday from a coaching legend.
Difficult days preceded Iraq killings, witnesses testify

Sgt. John Russell had two meetings with the same psychiatrist before he killed five fellow military service members at a Baghdad combat stress clinic four years ago.
Soldier recalls dash from killer in Iraq clinic

Sgt. Dominic Morales still hears an “evil chuckle” in his nightmares.

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