ANCHORAGE — The Governor's Annual Awards for Emergency Medical Services were announced at the state Emergency Medical Services Symposium today. The awards, sponsored by the Alaska Council on Emergency Medical Services, will be presented at the 36th Annual Governor’s Alaska EMS awards banquet at the EganConvention Center on Saturday, Nov. 12, at 8 p.m.
As the son of an infantryman who spent 27 years serving America in the U.S. Army, maybe I feel a special emotion on Veteran’s Day. This holiday, there is a touch of sadness, a sense of historical passing.
Today is Veterans Day, the day we honor the military service and sacrifice of all the veterans who have served this nation. Because of the incredible courage of the 9/11 generation, the tide of war is receding and America is more secure than a decade ago.
WASHINGTON D.C.-Continuing his efforts to improve the lives of rural Alaskans, U.S. Sen. Mark Begich yesterday underscored the need to provide more tools to rural communities to combat some of the nation’s highest rates of substance abuse, domestic violence, child abuse and suicide.