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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Sitka's Company D, 208th Infantry Battalion of the Alaska National Guard received a 'superior' rating on a recent inspection from Maj. Gen. W. M. Miley, the first such honor for any unit in the territory. The unit has won the Eisenhower Trophy twice in under two years since federal recognition.
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HEADQUARTERS, Alaska National Guard—Men of Sitka's Company D, 208th Infantry Battalion received high praise last week from the top Army commander in the Territory. In a letter to Col. Larry Johnson, the Adjutant General, A.N.G., the Commanding General of U. S. Army in Alaska, Maj. Gen. W. M. Miley, praised the unit for their "superior" rating on recent inspection.
General Miley said, "The fact that this is the first such rating earned by any unit of the Alaska National Guard indicates the fine progress which the Guard has made in its few years of existence in Alaska."
"The members of Company D can be particularly proud of the fact that in less than two years since they received federal recognition, they have twice won the annual Eisenhower Trophy awarded to the outstanding unit in the territory," General Miley stated.
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Sitka, Alaska
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Last Week
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superior rating on recent inspection; first such rating for any alaska national guard unit; twice won the annual eisenhower trophy in less than two years since federal recognition.
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Men of Sitka's Company D, 208th Infantry Battalion received high praise from Maj. Gen. W. M. Miley, Commanding General of U. S. Army in Alaska, in a letter to Col. Larry Johnson, the Adjutant General, A.N.G., for their superior rating on recent inspection. General Miley noted the fine progress of the Guard in its few years in Alaska.