Diana Ro
38:18 - 39:05
“this is a memorial that was put up 24 years ago, uh, an organization that is no longer together It's called the 11th Air Force Association out of Colorado.”
- Speaker
- Diana Ro
- Timestamp
- 38:18 – 39:05
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Merrill Field
- Captured at
- September 14, 2026
From the transcript
The, uh, just, just for you, for a little, because he told you where the memorial is at, but this is a memorial that was put up 24 years ago, uh, an organization that is no longer together It's called the 11th Air Force Association out of Colorado. They come up here and they just started fundraising. They got with some of the local— the Sergeant's Association, the Air Force Association— and they got these people, and they got a bunch of people to volunteer, donate money. They got the city through Merrill Field to donate land., and they built this memorial and had a grand opening. It's for— to commemorate the 11th Air Force.
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