Courtesy Photo | Alaska National Guard | 08.09.2023
Retired U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer 4 Solomon Atkinson quietly waits in his wheelchair wearing his SEAL insignia, an eagle perched on a horizontal three-pronged trident, clutching a pistol, with an upright anchor, on his purple beret and decade’s worth of ribbons adorning his jacket before receiving the Alaska Governor’s Veteran Advocacy Award during a ceremony in Metlakatla, Alaska,......
Courtesy Photo | Alaska National Guard | 08.09.2023
A family photo of Solomon Atkinson shows him smiling. Atkinson would go on to become one of the first U.S. Navy SEALs, complete 22 years of active Naval service and retire in 1973 as Chief Warrant Officer 4. (Photo courtesy of Maria Hayward)...
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 10.10.2019
Sign for the Metlakatla Municipal Building on Annette Island, Alaska, Oct. 10, 2019. The Indian Community Council meets on the first Tuesday of every month. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Fireman Jessica Fontenette....
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 10.10.2019
Chief Petty Officer Scott Habershaw from Coast Guard Station Ketchikan speaks with the Metlakatla Police Chief at the Metlakatla Municipal Building on Annette Island, Alaska, Oct. 10, 2019. The Metlakatla Police Chief worked with the Coast Guard on cases that involved the Metlakatla community. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Fireman Jessica Fontenette....
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 10.10.2019
Robert Edwardson, the tribal liaison for the Coast Guard 17th District, speaks with Mayor Karl Cook at the Metlakatla Municipal Building on Annette Island, Alaska, Oct. 10, 2019. Edwardson introduced himself to the mayor and discussed how they will work together in the future. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Fireman Jessica Fontenette....
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 10.10.2019
Jim Paul from Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan, speaks to the Metlakatla Indian Community Council at the Metlakatla Municipal Building on Annette Island, Alaska, Oct. 10, 2019. Paul is a commercial fishing vessel examiner in Ketchikan. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Fireman Jessica Fontenette....
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 10.10.2019
Karl Cook, mayor of Metlakatla, listens to members of the Coast Guard speak at the Metlakatla Municipal Building on Annette Island, Alaska, Oct. 10, 2019. Cook previously served a two year term in the mayor's office. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Fireman Jessica Fontenette....
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 10.10.2019
Cmdr. Byron Hayes from Coast Guard Sector Juneau, Chief Petty Officer Scott Habershaw from Coast Guard Station Ketchikan and Lt. Nathaniel Herring from Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan listen to Metlakatla Indian Community Council members speak at the Metlakatla Municipal Building on Annette Island, Alaska, Oct. 10, 2019. The meeting was held at the Metlakatla Municipal Building.......
