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  • Back from war, Stryker vehicles get refit

    12/18/2005 8:21:41 PM PST · by neverdem · 25 replies · 1,676+ views
    The Seattle Times ^ | December 18, 2005 | Associated Press
    Associated Press FORT LEWIS — After logging thousands of miles during their first two years in Iraq, the Army's Stryker vehicles are getting an overhaul before being sent back with soldiers. The eight-wheeled, armored vehicles are being worked on by mechanics from General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc., which made the Strykers and has a $69 million Army contract to restore them. Maintenance is taking place at this post south of Seattle and at a company yard in Auburn. The Strykers arrived home by ship in late October. They were used for a year in Iraq by the 3rd Brigade, 2nd...