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A family’s duty: Appleton women proud of Lt. Col. Phillip Appleton’s service

By Kristine Thomas Silverton resident Kari Appleton has devised a way for her husband to be in two places at once. So even though he’s literally serving in Northern Iraq, a life-size, one-dimensional cardboard cutout of him from the waist up will be in family photographs and attending his family’s events. “We took a picture of him and made a […]

Holidays far from home: Servicemen reflect on mission, sacrifice

Snow was falling and a white fog of clouds hung outside the UH-60 Blackhawk’s window. On the mountain below, medic Sgt. 1st Class Will Welborn, 37, of Silverton stood near a patient suffering from a broken back after his plane crashed.