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May 8, 2008

$2.8B construction plan under way at Fort Lewis

By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP
Associated Press Writer

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.

Fort Lewis, base for about 28,924 soldiers, has been building new barracks and upgrading old ones for the past seven years, mostly to accommodate population growth as new Stryker brigades are formed or moved to Washington state.


 
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