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Private First Class George Stratton III is back home in Post Falls, hundreds of miles away from Fort Hood in Texas, though the distance between him and his base doesn’t diminish the vivid memories of the shootings he survived there. KXLY4's Tori Brunetti reports.

It's been a little more than a week since Private First Class George Stratton III, an 18-year-old soldier from Post Falls, was wounded during the shooting rampage at Fort Hood. But now, PFC Stratton is finally home and talking about his experience.

VFW Post 51 dedicated a new wall this Veterans Day with the names of its members on it, including some who are still alive and some who have passed away.

On this Veterans Day, KXLY4's Dave Erickson pays tribute to the soldiers of the Washington Army National Guard who recently returned from a year-long tour of duty in Iraq.

Veterans who have served from World War II through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan gathered at the Arena Tuesday to pay their respects to their comrades.

From battlefields in Afghanistan to the fields of France where the guns fell silent 91 years ago, people all around the world remembered the veterans as well as the 91st anniversary of the end of World War I.

The shootings at Ft. Hood came to an end when a civilian police officer shot and wounded the gunman. With combat deployments overseas military bases have turned to civilian officers to augment their security forces and Fairchild Air Force Base on the West Plains is no different.

At Ford Hood Tuesday the Army paid tribute to the 13 people killed during the shootings last week on base, among them Spokane native and retired Chief Warrant Officer Michael Cahill. KXLY4's Tori Brunetti reports.

A former Air Force officer who was stationed at Fairchild AFB on the day when Dean Melberg opened fire on base is now working to help people train for active shooter scenarios like the one that happened at Fort Hood on Thursday. KXLY4's Annie Bishop reports.

The man accused of raping a woman at the Fairchild Air Force Base survival school pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday morning.

Professors and fellow students are remembering a Spokane area soldier and Eastern Washington University grad who died earlier this week when the helicopter he was flying crashed in Afghanistan. KXLY4's Sally Showman reports.

The Department of Defense says a 40-year-old Spokane soldier is among the seven victims of Monday's Army helicopter crash in Afghanistan. KXLY4's Annie Bishop has more.

Friends and family of fallen soldier Sergeant Joshua Kirk gathered to mourn his death and to pay their respects one final time Friday in Bonners Ferry. KXLY4's McKay Allen reports.

One of eight soldiers who died in Afghanistan Saturday grew up in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Sergeant Joshua Kirk's family says he died doing what he loved. KXLY4's Tania Dall reports.

After fighting in Iraq, two veterans discovered warfare isn't the answer. They plan on traveling 3,000 miles on foot and bike across America to spread their message of compassion and love solves problems better than violence and war.  Sally Showman reports.

The transition back from the battlefield for veterans is by no means a walk in the park, but for one week some local veterans are given a chance to try and put their bad thoughts behind them. KXLY4's Dave Erickson reports.

A teen from Lind has decided that for her senior project she's going to go above and beyond the call of duty. For the next 18 months she's going to be organizing and sending care packages to troops stationed overseas.

Friday was a good day for members of the Spokane-based 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry who returned home after their tour of duty in Iraq. KXLY4's Dave Erickson reports.

TGIF took on a whole new meaning for friends and family of Washington Army Guardsmen who returned home Friday following their tour of duty in Iraq. KXLY4's Dave Erickson reports.

For soldiers with the 81st Brigade Combat Team and their families Thursday was a day long awaited for as Guardsmen and their loved ones were reunited at Fairchild Air Force Base. KXLY4's Dave Erickson and McKay Allen have more.