New Iraq tour for Fort Lewis Strykers
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Mon, 07 Nov 2005 10:24 PM PST
Fort Lewis' 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, the nation's first Stryker Brigade Combat Team, is in the mix to return to Iraq next year. The 4,000-strong brigade first served a year in Iraq from the autumn of 2003 to the autumn of 2004.

Hill hearing focuses on war's progress
Navy Times
Mon, 07 Nov 2005 10:41 AM PST
It was billed as an opportunity to hear from the troops. But a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee in Washington Nov. 3 became more of a morale-boosting session led by Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., committee chairman.