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Sherry Apatiki looks at the Alaska Heroism Medal she accepted on behalf of Sgt. Ralph Apatiki Sr. during the March 28, 2023, ceremony in Gambell, Alaska. Apatiki Sr. was a member of the Alaska National Guard First Scout Battalion that mounted a rescue mission of 11 sailors after their U.S. Navy P2V-5 Neptune plane was shot down on June 22, 1955, by two Russian MiG-15s. (Alaska National Guard photo by Robert DeBerry)
| Date Taken: | 03.28.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 03.29.2023 20:38 |
| Photo ID: | 7710429 |
| VIRIN: | 230328-Z-DX219-1011 |
| Resolution: | 5400x3600 |
| Size: | 1.75 MB |
| Location: | GAMBELL, ALASKA, US |
| Web Views: | 38 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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