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	Welcome to Fort Lewis Elementary School!
		Fort Lewis Elementary School formerly served the entire western portion of Roanoke County.
		The first Fort Lewis School was a one room structure built in 1889 on one-half an acre of land purchased for $50.00.
		When Fort Lewis was first built the teachers were responsible for most of the work including starting fires, cleaning rooms, and carrying water.
	www.rcs.k12.va.us /fles (210 words)

	Fort Lewis Lodge
		Nearby, Fort Lewis, a small stockade initially under the command of then Capt. Charles Lewis, was constructed in 1756 to guard the strategic pass of the Shenandoah Mountain.
		It was one in a series of forts authorized by the General Assembly to be built on the frontier to protect settlers during the French and Indian War.
		Fort Lewis existed at least until the end of the war in 1763.
	www.fortlewislodge.com /sign/sign.html (102 words)

	Fort Lewis
		Fort Lewis, named after Meriwether Lewis of the famed Lewis and Clark expedition, is one of the largest and most modern military reservations in the United States.
		Camp Lewis passed from the hands of Pierce County and became the property of the Federal Government when the deed for 62,432 acres was recorded in the county auditor's office in Tacoma.
		The principal Fort Lewis maneuver units are the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division and the 3d Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/fort-lewis.htm (1965 words)

	Fort Massac Site--Lewis and Clark Expedition: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
		The fort was strengthened in 1759 and renamed Fort Massiac in honor of a minister of the French Marine.
		While the British had plans to occupy the fort this was not carried out, and on June 28, 1778, George Rogers Clark, the older brother of William Clark, came with a command of 160 men, and landed at the mouth of Massac Creek a few hundred yards east of the fort.
		Lewis hired a local woodsman named George Drouillard, the son of a French father and Shawnee mother, to find the soldiers and report with them near St. Louis at the east bank of the Mississippi for the expedition west.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/lewisandclark/mas.htm (825 words)

	Lewis & Clark Fort Mandan Foundation
		The Lewis and Clark Expedition arrived at the Mandan-Hidatsa Indian villages on the Upper Missouri River on October 25, 1804.
		At Fort Mandan Lewis and Clark met Sakakawea, the Indian woman who would be essential to the success of the expedition.
		Fort Mandan and the North Dakota Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center are open all year.
	www.fortmandan.com /planningyourvisit/fortmandan.asp (372 words)

	Fort Lewis College
		Fort Lewis has an enduring commitment to develop and maintain its programs at a level equal to those of other outstanding undergraduate institutions in the nation.
		Fort Lewis College was awarded a chapter of Phi Kappa Phi in 1992, thus recognizing the quality of the college's faculty, students and academic programs.
		Fort Lewis College students who are eligible for membership are those who have successfully completed at least 45 hours of course work with a cumulative grade point of at least 3.25.
	www.fortlewis.edu /cmsdocs/course_catalog/CATALOG/genlinfo.htm (2680 words)

	snopes.com: Fort Lewis Memorials
		Fort Lewis is phasing out individual memorial services for deceased soldiers in favor of a monthly service.
		Fort Lewis, a U.S. Army post located in Pierce County, Washington, is home to numerous brigades and divisions with more than 10,000 of its people presently serving in Iraq.
		The memorial services held at Fort Lewis are for soldiers from the post and the local community to pay their respects, but they are not the only form of memorial those who have fallen in battle receive.
	www.snopes.com /politics/military/fortlewis.asp (460 words)

	Culture Change and Environmental Leadership at Ft. Lewis Washington
		Fort Lewis is a self-sustaining city, and a significant factor in western Washington State's ecosystem.
		Fort Lewis was the first Army installation to strategically enhance its existing programs through the implementation of an internationally certified systems approach to environmental management.
		Fort Lewis unique activities included the maintenance of seven different locations for the storage and issuance of gravel for various building and road projects on the installation.
	p2library.nfesc.navy.mil /ems/success/ftlewis_final.html (1426 words)

	Fort Lewis College - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fort Lewis College is a small public liberal arts college nestled between the Rocky Mountains and canyon country in Durango, Colorado.
		Fort Lewis originated when the U.S. Army post of the same name was abandoned and a school for Native Americans established on the site.
		Fort Lewis was part of the Colorado State University System under the governance of the State Board of Agriculture.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fort_Lewis_College (553 words)

	Newsvine - fort-lewis
		A Fort Lewis soldier killed a married couple — both fellow soldiers — and poured acid on their bodies in an attempt to dispose of them, a prosecutor said Monday.
		A Fort Lewis soldier charged with refusing to deploy to Iraq asked a federal court Wednesday to bar his upcoming court-martial, saying the Army is violating his constitutional rights by trying him twice for the same crime.
		FORT LEWIS Six soldiers from Fort Lewis were killed by a roadside bomb blast in Iraq, the Army confirmed today, bringing the total number of soldiers from the base killed in Iraq to more than 100.
	www.newsvine.com /fort-lewis (795 words)

	Iraq \| Fort Lewis troops now front and center \| Seattle Times Newspaper
		FORT LEWIS, Pierce County -- When the war in Iraq began in 2003, soldiers on the biggest army post in the western United States remained largely on the sidelines.
		Fort Lewis' high profile comes at a time of waning public support for U.S. involvement in the war as the new Democratic majority in Congress presses for a date to pull back troops.
		Fort Lewis has undergone dramatic growth since the beginning of the war, much of it spurred by the Army's more than $10 billion investment in forming the Stryker brigades.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/iraq/2003625283_fortlewis19m.html (1724 words)

	Fort Lewis College Department of Theatre - Home Page
		While small in size, the Fort Lewis College Department of Theatre strives for the highest level of professionalism from our faculty, staff, and students.
		We work hard to ensure our students achieve their personal and professional goals while our patrons are rewarded with the highest quality theatre productions available in southern Colorado and the four corners region.
		Click here to contact the Fort Lewis College Department of Theatre.
	theatre.fortlewis.edu (297 words)

	Welcome To Fort Lewis LAX (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Fort Lewis College sits on a mesa overlooking the City of Durango and the 13,000-foot peaks of the La Plata Mountains.
		The Fort Lewis Lacrosse Club was established in the early 1980's.
		The Fort Lewis Lacrosse Club is part of the college education and growth experience.
	student.fortlewis.edu /lacrosseteam (280 words)

	Lewis & Clark - Fort Benton
		This statue is Montana's official state memorial to Lewis, Clark, and Sacagawea and includes the figure of her infant son, Jean Baptiste.
		The instruments held by the figures are based on the actual equipment used by Lewis and Clark.
		The original fort was a 250 - foot square built of adobe with a wooden front section.
	lewisandclark.state.mt.us /today.asp?IDNumber=6 (406 words)

	Blog-ah: Fort Lewis
		Two Fort Lewis soldiers, Jacob Dellinger, 22, and Joshua Mains, 18, are being held for going AWOL and identity theft.
		FORT LEWIS, Wash. – Approximately 100 soldiers from the 66th Military Police Company are expected to return from a 15-month deployment to Afghanistan on Tuesday, April 22.
		When the Fort Lewis/McChord Autism Support Group was established in September 2007, there was a general consensus among the nearly 65 military families in the group that it should host an awareness event to highlight April as National Autism Awareness Month.
	blog-ah.typepad.com /blogah/fort_lewis/index.html (889 words)

	• Fort Lewis signs community covenant
		FORT LEWIS, Tacoma, Wash., (May 2, 2008) — Puget Sound community leaders joined Fort Lewis officials May 2 to sign the Army Community Covenant, a formal recognition of the relationship between Soldiers, their families and the communities surrounding post.
		Frank Grippe, command sergeant major of I Corps and Fort Lewis, and Jack Creighton, Washington State Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army at Clover Park Technical College to sign the covenant and pledge support for Fort Lewis’ Soldiers and families.
		It might seem like that would make it harder for Lewis’ leadership in working with them all, but, Jacoby said, the reality is that Soldiers and families benefit greatly from having more communities to choose from to live in, work in and educate their children in.
	www.imcom.army.mil /site/afc/lewiscomcov08.asp (809 words)

	3 Fort Lewis soldiers killed; post’s toll rises to 19 for May - News - The Olympian - Olympia, Washington
		Three Fort Lewis soldiers are the post’s latest casualties in Iraq, the Pentagon announced Wednesday, as the death toll for the month for soldiers assigned to the post rose to an unprecedented 19.
		The highest previous death toll in Iraq for Fort Lewis soldiers was nine in December 2004.
		Fort Lewis plans to hold a memorial service once a month for its fallen soldiers.
	www.theolympian.com /news/story/121290.html (653 words)

	AUSA Fort Lewis
		The Fort Lewis Chapter will be hosting the 2008 Sixth Region annual meeting during the period 24-26 July.
		Special emphasis should be given to recognize Fort Lewis based individuals, teams, and units for the war on terrorism.
		In 2007, the Fort Lewis Chapter of the Association of the United States Army participated and coordinated several events that supported the morale and welfare of America’s Armed Forces.
	www.ausafortlewis.org (236 words)

	At Fort Lewis, Cutting Memorials Brings Anger - New York Times
		FORT LEWIS, Wash. — Twenty soldiers deployed to Iraq from the Army base here had been killed in May — a monthly high — when the base announced a change in how it would honor its dead.
		Fort Lewis, the third largest Army base in the nation, has about 10,000 of its 28,000 soldiers deployed overseas, the majority of them in Stryker brigades trained specially for urban combat.
		At Fort Lewis, however, tension has been evident, because changing a ritual, especially as the death toll is rising, strikes some as disrespectful.
	www.nytimes.com /2007/07/24/us/25cnd-funeral.html?ex=1342929600&en=55eb1bd180fee3ce&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss (1136 words)

	Fort Lewis Military Housing Relocation Information :: FortLewis.com
		Fort Lewis was born out of World War I. In 1917, the Pierce County Electorate voted to bond themselves for $2,000,000 to purchase 70,000 acres for donation to the Federal Government for use as a military base.
		Camp Lewis was the first military installation to be created as the result of an outright gift of land by the citizens themselves.
		Camp Lewis received its name from Captain Meriwether Lewis from the Lewis and Clark Expedition of the 1804 - 1806 Corps of Discovery exploration for a "Northwest Passage" to the Pacific Ocean.
	www.fortlewis.com (245 words)

	Welcome to the official Fort Lewis College Lacrosse website - member of the RMLC(Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference)
		Fort Lewis College sits on a mesa overlooking the City of Durango and the 13,000-foot peaks of the La Plata Mountains.
		The Fort Lewis Lacrosse Club was established in the early 1980's.
		The Fort Lewis Lacrosse Club is part of the college education and growth experience.
	www.fortlax.org (318 words)

	Fort Lewis braces for bad news
		FORT LEWIS -- A pall seemed to descend, like the gray, drizzling rain, over this Army post, home to 6,700 soldiers deployed to Iraq, as the wait began yesterday to identify those killed and wounded in the most deadly attack of the war for U.S. troops.
		Fort Lewis' I Corps oversees Task Force Olympia, the high headquarters in Mosul for U.S.-led forces in northern Iraq.
		Fort Lewis' 4,500-member 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division Stryker brigade is the cornerstone of U.S. ground forces there.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /local/204769_fortlewis22.html (1253 words)

	Fort Lewis Cemetery Index
		Stone returned to Fort Lewis in 1936 as a brigadier general, and then major general, to command the post he was so instrumental in building.
		In the center of the circle are two markers, one placed in honor of all unknown American soldiers who gave their lives for their country; the second marker pays homage to Stone-the Father of Fort Lewis.
		These have been added as a separate web page "Fort Lewis Pioneer Cemeteries" Some of the photos are not great and I will replace them shortly.
	www.geocities.com /arct187/ftlewcem.html (318 words)

	Fort Lewis
		Fort Lewis is a busy 86,176 acre Army base, located south of Tacoma.
		One of the nation's top maneuver installations, Fort Lewis employs over 24,600 people, making it the fourth largest employer in the state.
		The only part of Fort Lewis open to the public is the museum, located in an old Salvation Army inn on the north end of the base.
	ludb.clui.org /ex/i/WA3155 (132 words)

	Two more Fort Lewis soldiers killed in Iraq \| KOMO-TV - Seattle, Washington \| News
		FORT LEWIS, Wash. -- Two Fort Lewis soldiers were among three troops killed in a bombing in Iraq over the weekend, bringing to five the number of casualties from the post south of the Tacoma that the Department of Defense has identified this week.
		News of two more deaths of Fort Lewis soldiers came as the post said farewell Tuesday to three Stryker soldiers who had only been in Iraq a month when their lives were taken.
		Fort Lewis will announce Wednesday how it’s going to handle the mounting number of casualties and memorials.
	www.komotv.com /news/7965847.html (753 words)

	Fort Lewis Lodge - Shenandoah Valley Bed and Breakfast
		Fort Lewis is a vast 3200 acre plantation first carved from the wilderness in the 1750's.
		At the heart of it all sits the Lodge, nestled in a scenic river valley at the foot of Shenandoah Mountain.
		But over the years we’ve come to understand that Fort Lewis has an asset that few others have.
	www.fortlewislodge.com (241 words)

	Fort Lewis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The principal Fort Lewis maneuver units are U.S. I Corps, the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, the 3d Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, and the 2nd Calvary Regiment; all of which are constituted as Stryker brigades.
		The site also has information on the two military bases adjacent to Fort Lewis: McChord Air Force Base and Camp Murray (Washington National Guard).
		Alan Archambault Fort Lewis, Arcadia Publishing, 2002 ISBN 0-7385-2051-9
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fort_Lewis (1253 words)

	Fort Lewis MWR\| Golf Course
		Voted in the top ten of military golf courses by Travel and Leisure magazine, Eagles Pride Golf Course at Fort Lewis is one of the best courses in Western Washington, and is open to the general public.
		A treasure of the Pacific Northwest, nestled in the shadows of magnificent Mount Rainier, Fort Lewis provides the ideal setting for a memorable golf experience.
		Complementing the course, Fort Lewis also offers a year round practice facility that features 10 covered hitting areas with light and heat.
	www.fortlewismwr.com /golfcourse.htm (210 words)

	Latest Fort Lewis News - Examiner.com
		Officials at Fort Lewis were surprised to be on a U.S. Army list of eight installations that need to repair their barracks immediately in the wake of recent worldwide base inspections.
		Soldiers at Fort Lewis live in buildings that date back as far as 1927, but base officials say an ambitious barracks construction and renovation project is keeping soldier housing entirely hospitable.
		The Army Reserve has identified the soldier from a Fort Lewis unit who died in a training exercise in Alberta.
	www.examiner.com /Subject-Fort_Lewis.html (478 words)

	Fort Lewis to grow by 1,900 \| TheNewsTribune.com \| Tacoma, WA
		Under the plan announced by the Pentagon, Fort Lewis is projected to receive nearly 1,900 soldiers by 2011.
		Under current plans, McChord and Fort Lewis are expected to combine some functions and operate jointly in the next several years.
		Fort Lewis has traditionally been thought of as the main deployment point if there were hostilities on the Korean Peninsula, but that has changed, Smith said.
	www.thenewstribune.com /news/military/story/234364.html (687 words)

	Ft. Lewis to consolidate soldier memorials \| KOMO-TV - Seattle, Washington \| News
		FORT LEWIS, Wash. - So many Fort Lewis soldiers are being killed in Iraq the Army base will no longer hold individual memorial services.
		Fort Lewis acting commander Brigadier General William Troy told staff last week that the number of soldiers in harm's way will preclude individual services.
		He arrived at Fort Lewis in September 2004, where he was assigned to the 3rd Brigade.
	www.komotv.com /news/7745592.html (550 words)

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