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    Alaska Army National Guard ‘First Scouts’ awarded state’s highest heroism medal for 1955 rescue [Image 10 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   

    Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard and commissioner of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, pins the Alaska Heroism Medal on Cpl. Bruce Boolowon, the only surviving member of the June 22, 1955, rescue team March 28, 2023, in Gambell, Alaska. The Alaska Heroism Medal is the state’s highest award for valor during peacetime. (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: 7710426
    VIRIN: 230328-Z-DX219-1010
    Resolution: 5400x3807
    Size: 2.16 MB
    Location: GAMBELL, ALASKA, US

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