Norm McDonald
2:02 - 2:34
“welcome to our aviation base here in Palmer. Uh, thank you for being with us as we gather to honor the life and memory of Greg King. It is especially meaningful we gather here in a place dedicated to aviation and the protection of people and communities. This space represents the work Greg cared about and the people with whom he shared that work. It's also the place where Greg met Kelly, who was a dispatcher here at the time, the beginning of a relationship with deep ties to our fire family.”
- Speaker
- Norm McDonald
- Timestamp
- 2:02 – 2:34
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Palmer
- Captured at
- October 3, 2026
From the transcript
Um, on behalf of the Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection, uh, welcome to our aviation base here in Palmer. Uh, thank you for being with us as we gather to honor the life and memory of Greg King. It is especially meaningful we gather here in a place dedicated to aviation and the protection of people and communities. This space represents the work Greg cared about and the people with whom he shared that work. It's also the place where Greg met Kelly, who was a dispatcher here at the time, the beginning of a relationship with deep ties to our fire family.
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