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Article: MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS PROGRAM FUNDED

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July 19, 2007
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The Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs issued the following news release:

For the first time in the history of the Alaska Army National Guard, a Military Funeral Honors program has been officially funded by the National Guard Bureau.

"This is a new program for the state," said Rod Julian, Military Funeral Honors coordinator. "Alaska has 67,000 veterans, that's more per capita than any other state."

Veterans with honorable military discharges and retired veterans with honorable military discharges are eligible for military honors. The program, which is supported by National Guard Soldiers, was officially started by a specialist in 1/207th Aviation, Alaska Army National Guard.

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