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Ironman competitor Sean Leenearts, cq, puts in some running mile as he trains, Monday Sept. 18, 2007 near Chatfield Reservoir. Leenearts, a longtime recreational triathlete from Highlands Ranch finally got into the Hawaii Ironman after 15 years of enterin

University of Colorado offensive lineman Kai Maiava, is a starter as a true freshman from Hawaii, and his father, Scott Mahoney, a three-year letterman for the Buffs from 1969-71. Maiava's grandfather was a renowned Hawaiian wrestler, and his uncle is "Th

FOR DIG. Bamboo in French Polynesia. Photo by Jules Strauss/California Academy of Sciences.

Cadet Candidate Mercy Teo(cq), 18, from American Samoa, right, (she's in Dick Foster's story) hugs Ellen Cesarone (cq), assistant to U.S. Congressman Joel Hefley, after Teo was sworn in as a new U.S. citizen at Ft. Carson in Colorado Springs on April 22

Paul Lugar, a personal trainer and cycling coach in Boulder, paddles his way across the Boulder Reservoir in the late afternoon. Lugar is riding Sevylor Sports' new "Samoa" - a new inflatable model of the stand-up paddle boards that are all the rage in Ca

FILE (NYT29) APRA HARBOR, Guam -- May 17, 2005 -- SUBMARINE-CRASH-2 -- A U.S. Navy photo of the submarine USS San Francisco as it sat dry dock in Guam, Jan. 27, 2005 where the damage to its bow following a collision with an undersea mountain was being ass

Bigger isn't necessarily better, according to the Guam delegation, who traveled farthest to be here.

Colonel Karen Weldon (cq), left, works with her friend Lt. Colonel Michael Patrocky (cq) on writing their resumes in the Army Career and Alumni Program area at Ft. Carson. The two will be leaving the army soon and are utilizing the program and workshops

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Eleanor Keller, cq, center, thanks United Captain Hans Miesler as he presents her with flowers from Hawaii after flying the remains of her brother, Robert Keller, back to Denver International Airport on Tuesday, June 20, 2006. More than 60 years ago, WW

Ironman competitor Sean Leenearts, cq, puts in some running mile as he trains, Monday Sept. 18, 2007 near Chatfield Reservoir. Leenearts, a longtime recreational triathlete from Highlands Ranch finally got into the Hawaii Ironman after 15 years of enterin