Saturday, April 1st 2023, 11:15:53 am
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In 1955, Siberian Yupik Eskimos, who were Alaska National Guard members, rescued a Navy plane shot down by Russian jets over St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Strait. Now, a surviving guardsmen and families of others are receiving a medal from the state of Alaska. (April 1) (AP video: Mark Thiessen)