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A little-known creek in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska had been officially named “Nazi Creek” for 80 years — until this week. Following a campaign by a local advocate, the creek was given a new name ...
It was in the dusty streets and modest homes of this remote Alaska Native village that Olga Michael quietly lived her entire life as a midwife and ...
Thousands of people were on hand Thursday night for America250, which kicked off a year of patriotic festivities leading up ...
Parades, fireworks, and picnics have always been standard patriotic celebrations. See how your party plans stack up to these ...
The First Shot Ceremony on July 14 will open the National Trophy Rifle and Pistol Matches and feature a silver medalist from ...
In June 1942, Japan’s invasion of the Aleutian islands in Alaska prompted the U.S. military to activate the Alaska territorial guard, an Army reserve made up of volunteers who wanted to help ...
Her grandfather died when she was in middle school, but she heard stories about his service in the Alaska Territorial Guard, a largely Alaska Native reserve component of the U.S. Army formed to ...
The interviews with Jorgensen and Wright in March of 2015 are now part of Guise’s new book, “Alaska Native Resilience: Voices from World War II,” released in July by the University of ...
An excerpt from Holly Miowak Guise’s book documents how Indigenous people used sovereignty and subversion to preserve land and community during World War II.
A troubled Air National Guard unit is grappling with seemingly rampant misbehavior within its ranks, particularly among its noncommissioned officers, including sexist and racist discrimination ...
The Alaska National Guard's Operation Santa Claus program attempts to bring Santa and Mrs. Claus and gifts to children in Alaska Native villages each year.