Waging a Different Kind of War; After Two Tours in Iraq, Marine Struggles to Get Business Going

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Working to a steady, striving hip-hop beat while a ball of colored lights whirls and flashes at his elbow, Marine Reserve Sgt. Justin Babbitt spins turntables and cranks up his DJ business, which languished while he went to war twice in Iraq.

Like dozens of young soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen from the Pacific Northwest, the 25-year-old Ridgefield native is looking for the keys to the stateside economy.

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Waging a Different Kind of War; After Two Tours in Iraq, Marine Struggles to Get Business Going

"I've had a hard time," he said. He said he is finding the Southwest Washington business climate nearly as tough as the war on terror. Because he fought in the war, he's had to re-enter civilian life and restart his business, not just once, but twice. He served the first seven months as part ...

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