The News Tribune has an article describing a recent visit by members of the 5/2 SBCT to an old Army fort. Excerpt:
American soldiers fighting a counterinsurgency. The enemy using hit-and-run tactics. Troops struggling at times to determine who’s an ally or an enemy.
On this day, we’re not talking about Iraq. Try a century and a half earlier, when soldiers fought off attacks by Indians at Fort Steilacoom.
The similarities between the two conflicts drew 30 Fort Lewis soldiers from the 402nd Brigade Support Battalion to the grounds of the old fort in Lakewood on Thursday. Today, it is better known as Western State Hospital.
The News Tribune has an article describing a recent visit by members of the 5/2 SBCT to an old Army fort. Excerpt:
American soldiers fighting a counterinsurgency. The enemy using hit-and-run tactics. Troops struggling at times to determine who’s an ally or an enemy.
On this day, we’re not talking about Iraq. Try a century and a half earlier, when soldiers fought off attacks by Indians at Fort Steilacoom.
The similarities between the two conflicts drew 30 Fort Lewis soldiers from the 402nd Brigade Support Battalion to the grounds of the old fort in Lakewood on Thursday. Today, it is better known as Western State Hospital.
