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Alaska Army National Guard Honors Soldiers Home from Deployment FORT RICHARDSON, Alaska – Josiah Maiorano, 6, stood in line for a balloon sword with his father, former Alaska National Guardsman and Eagle River resident Steven Maiorano, who deployed with 3rd Battalion, 297th Infantry from 2006 to 2007. Spc. James “Chuckles” Bearup, a chaplains’ assistant for the Alaska Army National Guard’s 207th Infantry Group dressed up as “Chuckles” the clown and made balloon toys for the children of previously deployed Alaska Army National Guardsmen during the Freedom Salute Ceremony March 1 at Buckner Physical Fitness Center on Fort Richardson.
Photo: Sgt. Karima Turner, DMVA Public Affairs Office |
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