Senator Lisa Murkowski
Senator Lisa Murkowski is the first Alaskan-born Senator and only the sixth United States Senator to serve the state. The state’s senior senator, Lisa is a third-generation Alaskan, born in Ketchikan and raised in towns across the state: Wrangell, Juneau, Fairbanks and Anchorage.
For more from Senator Lisa Murkowski:
Veteran Spotlight: Jim Vance
Senator Lisa Murkowski is releasing her tenth Veteran Spotlight installment, showcasing Jim Vance, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Purple Heart recipient who served in Vietnam.
Veteran Spotlight: Hugh “Bud” Fate
Hugh “Bud” Fate, is a U.S. Army Veteran who was drafted during the Korean War.
Fate never made it to Korea. When his commanders found out he was from Alaska, they tapped him for the Army mapping of the ALCAN Highway.
Veteran Spotlight: Norman Elliott
Father Norman Elliott, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, put seminary school on hold to join the National Guard and then the U.S. Army in 1942.
Now nearly 94-years-old, Elliott recalls living in Michigan at age 22 when the war broke out and the calling he felt to defend his country.
Veteran Spotlight: Paul Shirey
Paul Shirey is an Army infantry veteran living in Eagle River, Alaska who was inspired to join the Army after 9/11 and did tours in Afghanistan and Iraq.
In this compelling and honest Veteran Spotlight interview, Paul recounts his experiences while serving with the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division based at Fort Richardson.
Veteran Spotlight: Benno Cleveland
In his Veteran Spotlight interview, Benno talks about volunteering for the U.S. Army in 1968 under the Great Society Choice after running into trouble with the law in Fairbanks.
He served two tours in Dong Tam, Vietnam, earning the Purple Heart before being discharged for medical reasons in 1970.
Alaska Veteran Spotlight: Harold Bahr
Harold Bahr began serving in the Alaska Territorial Guard (ATG) in Nome, Alaska during World War II in 1942 when he was just eleven years old.
ATG members were often men and boys too old or young to be drafted, who volunteered to be the first line of defense for Alaska.
