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Mail Call: A history of how we stay in touch

As impossible as it may seem to children today, there used to be this stuff called mail. Mail,…

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VETERAN PROFILE

“If you don’t like the game, then change the rules.” Not content to sit back and wait for…

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A crew pays tribute to one of its own 

The former seaman had served on active duty for two and half years. He had last stepped aboard…

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Graduates celebrate new college degrees in Keyport ceremony

Brandman University, part of the Chapman University System, launched 35 men and women into the world with their…

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Money from plates helps vets

Would you like to “Pay it Forward” and really make a difference in the Veteran Community? It is…

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Port Orchard man helps veterans with prosthetic tattoos

The memories remain vivid. It was a nondescript evening in 1985 when Dan Horkey was traveling on his…

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American Legion Post 245 offers help to veterans

It’s a small office, tucked away in downtown Poulsbo. From the exterior, it looks like it could be…

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Veteran couple opening pub in Port Orchard

With 15 years of military service combined, Dave Tagert and Stacey Bronson will bring what they experienced from…

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Brothers serve together in Coast Guard PSU

It might seem unusual for the U.S. Coast Guard to participate in a large-scale, international, military exercise half…

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From War Time to Show Time…

Lots of children around the world have fantasized about running away and joining the circus. Derek Broussard actually…

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Two Navy veterans share music and memories as the duo “Tom & Gary”

In the late 1970s, Gary Dyer was serving in the U.S. Navy as a surface sonar technician. At…

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VETERAN PROFILE

Seabeck resident Warren B. Lewis can’t pass up a piano. “I have to sit down and play it,” …

Bremerton firefighter Seth Jackson

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Captain Joseph House a labor of life and love

Capt. Joseph William Schultz often had conversations with his mother, Betsy, during his time in the service. The…

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VETERAN PROFILE | TONY D'ACQUISTO

“I have a funny story but it’s about premeditated murder.” And this is how 26-year Army and Marine…

Bremerton Mayor Patty Lent listens to King County Executive Dow Constantine during a Puget Sound Regional Council meeting in Seattle Tuesday.

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Time to chow down

It doesn’t matter whether you’re a veteran of the Army, Navy, Air Force or Marines, they all agree.…

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Aisle of Honor set

The “Aisle of Honor” flag display will be a part of the upcoming Memorial Day weekend celebrations on…

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Trident Galley a great place to eat

When you walk into the Trident Galley, you may feel like you’re in a museum at first. That’s…

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USS Utah survivors plan their annual reunion for May

Cecil Calavan is quick to share his smile and witty sense of humor. He knows he is part…

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The making of a Marine

They call it The Crucible. For a Marine Corps recruit, it is the final test, the last chance…

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The Bond

On a ship at sea, time is extremely relative. There is only “work time” and “sleep time” and…