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    Spartan Artillerymen host WWII veterans

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, UNITED STATES

    12.18.2013

    Photo by Justin Connaher 

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson   

    Army Capt. Philip P. Sakala, right, commander of A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, part of U.S. Army Alaska, shares a private moment with his grandfather Army Col. Jack P. Ancker, retired, a World War II veteran artillery officer, on Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 18, 2013, after Ancker fired one of the M119A2 105mm howitzers assigned to Sakala's battery. World War II veterans Army Col. Jack P. Ancker retired, assigned to the 680th Glider Field Artillery Battalion, 17th Airborne Division, a Bronze Star Medal with Valor Device recipient, and the Rev. Norman Elliott, a first lieutenant in the 341st Field Artillery Regiment, 89th Infantry Division, visited the soldiers and shared their Army experiences. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher/Released)

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    Date Taken: 12.18.2013
    Date Posted: 12.20.2013 13:15
    Photo ID: 1142289
    VIRIN: 131218-F-LX370-289
    Resolution: 3696x2572
    Size: 4 MB
    Location: JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, US

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