Cpl. Bruce Boolowon, the only surviving member of the Alaska National Guard First Scout rescue team, flanked by daughters Reva Boolowon, left, and Rhona Apassingok, middle, listen during the Alaska Heroism Medal ceremony in Gambell, Alaska, March 28, 2023. The ceremony honored 16 Alaska Army National Guard First Scouts for their heroism during a 1955 rescue mission after two Russian MiG-15s shot down a Navy P2V-5 Neptune plane flying a routine maritime patrol over the Bering Sea with 11 sailors on board.

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