Strykers Come Home: 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division

Home is a long way from patrols

OLYMPIA — On a recent Saturday afternoon, in a home not far from Rejoice Way, a neighborhood celebrated the return of Spc. Justin McClure and other soldiers from his Fort Lewis-based combat brigade.

Brigade's heroes honored with Silver Star for service

FORT LEWIS — Staff Sgt. Shawn McGuire and other soldiers from his engineer platoon were in the midst of recovering a Stryker armored vehicle damaged by an improvised explosive device from a narrow alley in Baqouba, Iraq, on March 16 when all hell broke loose.

Stryker brigade officially ends second deployment to Iraq

FORT LEWIS — The long, tough fight is over. The 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) ended its second deployment to Iraq on Thursday during a welcome-home ceremony at which it celebrated the service of its 3,600 soldiers and their families and remembered its fallen.

Memorial to Stryker dead unveiled

FORT LEWIS — The soldiers and families of the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team had one last, heartfelt task to accomplish before they bring the unit's second deployment to Iraq to a close today.

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'They live forever in our heart'

FORT LEWIS — A memorial honoring the fallen soldiers from the Fort Lewis-based Stryker brigade that just returned from Iraq will be unveiled today.

Today's tribute part of special brigade coverage