News - Fort Wainwright
U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told wives of soldiers in Iraq from an Alaskan Army unit he did not know if their husbands would be home for Christmas. About 700 family members met with Rumsfeld at a gymnasium at Fort Wainwright, near Fairbanks, where the 172nd Stryker Brigade is based.
By Robert Burns Associated Press FAIRBANKS, Alaska -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Saturday praised the work of an Army brigade whose one-year tour in Iraq was extended just as they prepared to return home, and said he saw no reason for the soldiers or their families to be angry at him.
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Saturday praised the work of an Army brigade whose one-year tour in Iraq was extended just as they prepared to return home, and said he saw no reason for the soldiers or their families to be angry at him.
By Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Aug. 19--The fire in Hooper Bay earlier this month destroyed the school, teacher housing, 14 private homes, a grocery store, steam baths and sheds. More than 70 people were left homeless, and damage estimates exceed $30 million. Conclusions? There are two.