Celebrating —
not mourning
by LINDA HOBBS
Mother’s Day at the Downing home this year was bittersweet. This was the first year spent without Michael, who passed away on May 2 at the age of 18 after a four year battle with cancer.
The Downing home is a place filled with the constant ebb and flow of visitors, mostly kids from Fountain Fort Carson High School (FFCHS)...
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Mom, the Army's at the door
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Soldiers from Fort Carson participated in this building clearing exercise, attempting to simulate a home-clearing in Iraq, during special training recently. Fountain Valley News reporter Linda Hobbs was given a front row seat to the behind the scenes training of some of this country’s finest...
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