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    Alaska Army National Guard ‘First Scouts’ awarded state’s highest heroism medal for 1955 rescue [Image 7 of 13]

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    Alaska Army National Guard ‘First Scouts’ awarded state’s highest heroism medal for 1955 rescue

    GAMBELL, ALASKA, UNITED STATES

    03.28.2023

    Photo by Robert DeBerry 

    Alaska National Guard   

    Jerome Apatiki, while holding one of his nine grandchildren, takes video during the Alaska Heroism Medal ceremony March 28, 2023, at the John Apangalook Memorial High School gymnasium in Gambell, Alaska. Apatiki received the medal on behalf of Pfc. Holden Apatiki Sr. for his actions during a 1955 rescue mission after two Russian MiG-15s shot down a U.S. Navy P2V-5 Neptune plane flying a routine maritime patrol over the Bering Sea with 11 sailors on board. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)

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    Date Taken: 03.28.2023
    Date Posted: 03.29.2023 20:38
    Photo ID: 7710422
    VIRIN: 230328-Z-DX219-1007
    Resolution: 5400x3600
    Size: 1.88 MB
    Location: GAMBELL, ALASKA, US

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