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<< Previous   of   Next >> Mark Mulligan / The Herald  (click to enlarge) Players flood the field under a cloud of orange smoke from a smoke bomb during an event re-enacting D-Day at ForestFire Paintball in Lake Stevens on Saturday. Hundreds of players attended the annual event, which began with a ceremony honoring former ForestFire staff member Dustin Canham, a U.S. Marine from Lake Stevens who died last year while serving in Africa. A newly built castle structure on the field was officially named "Canham Castle" after hundreds of players observed a moment of silence in memory of Canham and three other paintball players who recently died. (click to enlarge) Marine Lance Cpl. Dustin Canham in a photo from MySpace. Mark Mulligan / The Herald  (click to enlarge) A player sprints across the terrain during a paintball game Saturday morning at ForestFire Paintball in Lake Stevens. Hundreds of players came to the field Saturday for an annual event re-enacting D-Day. Mark Mulligan / The Herald  (click to enlarge) A player ducks around a bunker to fire at the opposing team during a paintball game Saturday morning at ForestFire Paintball in Lake Stevens. Hundreds of players came to the field Saturday for an annual event re-enacting D-Day. Mark Mulligan / The Herald  (click to enlarge) J.D. Giles of Tulalip smiles as he walks off the field after being hit in the mask at ForestFire Paintball on Saturday morning.  Photo Gallery: ForestFire Paintball   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Sunday, June 28, 2009 Lake Stevens paintball melee recreates D-Day battle Photos by Mark Mulligan, Herald Photographer Players flooded the field under a cloud of orange haze from a smoke bomb during an event re-enacting D-Day at ForestFire Paintball in Lake Stevens on Saturday. Hundreds of players attended the annual event, which began with a ceremony honoring former ForestFire staff member Lance Cpl. Dustin Canham, a U.S. Marine from Lake Stevens who died last year while serving in Djibouti in Africa. READER COMMENTS Be the first to comment. You must be a registered user and verify your e-mail address to post comments to blogs or articles on HeraldNet. To register, click here. To read other terms and conditions, click here. Log out

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