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Governor Signs Vietnam Veterans Day into Law
Channel 2 NewsMarch 29 will officially be known as Vietnam Veterans Day in Alaska. Gov. Sean Parnell signed House Bill 67 into law Wednesday, designating that day annually to acknowledge and commemorate the military service of American men and women in the Vietnam...Tags: Politics, Government, Wars and Interventions, Sean Parnell, Steve Thompson
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Bill Passes to Establish Vietnam Veterans Day
Channel 2 NewsA bill designating March 29 as Vietnam Veterans Day has passed the Alaska Legislature. The Senate followed the House's lead and this week passed HB67 from Fairbanks Rep. Steve Thompson. The measure now goes to the governor. The bill would set...Tags: U.S. Military, Wars and Interventions, Steve Thompson, Veterans Day, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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"Moving Vietnam Memorial" Wraps Up Week in Anchorage
Channel 2 NewsOn Sunday, Anchorage-area residents took their final opportunity to visit what is officially called the "Moving Vietnam Memorial". The half-scale Vietnam Wall has gotten a steady stream of visitors since last Monday, when it made an unscheduled stop...Tags: Jim Taylor, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Military Interventions, Afghanistan
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History of the Military in Alaska
The military’s long and important history in the Great Land began at the very moment Alaska became American soil, Oct. 18, 1867. Elements of the Army’s 9th Infantry were on hand as the Russian Golden Eagle was lowered and the Stars and...
Tags: Patrick Henry, Wars and Interventions, World War II (1939-1945), Military Equipment, Defense
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ANCSA: Young Reintroduces Alaska Native Vets Bill
Channel 2 NewsRepresentative Don Young Don Young reintroduced a bill that allows Alaska Natives who served in Vietnam a chance to obtain lands under ANCSA on Thursday. Young’s legislation, H.R. 3604, would amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to...Tags: Don Young, Vietnam, Washington, DC
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Vietnam pilot honored with military funeral
Dan Ball Las Vegas News 3 Thursday, January 14, 2010 NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- An Alaska family bid a final farewell while a grateful nation paid its respects to Air Force Maj. Russell Goodman, who was shot down 40 years ago as he piloted his...Tags: Armed Forces, Wars and Interventions, Missing in Action, Defense, Family
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Hickel still dreaming up big ideas at 90
by Rhonda McBride
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Former Gov. Walter Hickel received well wishes from the president of Iceland, other heads of state and scientists around the world Tuesday on the occasion of his 90th birthday.
Hickel has...Tags: Heads of State, Politics, Regional Authority, Government, Petroleum Industry
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Sheila Balistreri
Sheila Balistreri is the producer and anchor of the "Morning Edition." She has been with Channel 2 News since 1994. Sheila is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles(UCLA). She is also a military veteran, having spent three years in...
Tags: Entertainment, The Salvation Army, Salt, Human Interest, American Diabetes Association
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Sheila Ballstreri
Sheila Balistreri is the producer and anchor of the "Morning Edition." She has been with Channel 2 News since 1994. Sheila is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles(UCLA). She is also a military veteran, having spent three years in the...
Tags: Entertainment, The Salvation Army, Salt, American Diabetes Association, Radio
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READER SUBMITTED: Memorial Day Parade And Remembrance Ceremonies In East Hampton
East HamptonEast Hampton's Memorial Day Parade and Remembrance Ceremonies will be held on Monday, May 27. The Parade will assemble at the East Hampton High School parking lot at 8:30 a.m. A Remembrance Ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. in front of Fowler-Dix-Park VFW...Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Memorial Day, Arts and Culture, Middlesex Community College, Schools
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Frozen pizza purchase pays off in a big way
South Bend TribuneMark Howie, of South Bend, recently had to make a decision about what to do for dinner. His wife, Molly, had a nephew’s ballgame to attend. He had to fly solo through cuisine-land. So he went to CVS, 51467 U.S. 31 North, to pick up a frozen pizza...Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), University of Maryland, College Park, Colleges and Universities, Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971), Science and Technology
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War re-enactments pay tribute to veterans
South Bend TribuneBENTON HARBOR -- David Browning attended his first war re-enactment when he was 7. "I was just tagging along with my dad," the 17-year-old St. John, Ind., resident recalled. "I was dressed up in a little uniform, but I was not in any battle. "I...Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Wars and Interventions, Tuskegee Airmen, Air Transportation Industry, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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