Navy to name ship for Alaska Native veteran Solomon Atkinson

Solomon Atkinson was deployed to Korea and completed three tours in Vietnam, for which he received a Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He also trained astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in underwater weightless simulations.

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