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Front and center sat Bruce Boolowon, the last surviving member of the First Scout Batallion, surrounded by the families of the other 15 men that made up his battalion.
Sixteen Alaska Native men were honored for rescuing the crew of a U.S. Navy plane shot down over the Bering Strait by Soviet fighter jets nearly 70 years ago.
The 16 men were honored with Alaska Heroism Medals, recognizing their rescue of crew from a plane shot down by Soviet fighters 67 years ago.