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May-24-2009 » Filed Under: 5/2 SBCT

The News Tribune has a nice profile of the Ewens family, which will soon send its fourth son off to war with the 5/2 SBCT. One did not return.

Ewens, a Gig Harbor resident, marched near the front of a group holding large banners in the May 16 parade in downtown Bremerton. On his banner was a photo of a soldier wearing body armor and the patch of the 10th Mountain Division.

The photo is of Forrest Ewens, Michael’s son who was killed in Afghanistan on June 16, 2006. [...]

For the remaining Ewens brothers, Oaken, Elisha and Stephen, serving in Afghanistan has become a way to honor their brother’s memory. The three soon will be within 150 miles of each other.

“I feel that this is now our family’s war,” said Stephen, a specialist with the 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division. “All four of us will finally be back together sharing the same fight, walking on the same dusty ground.”


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