LUTHERAN QUILTERS – Members of the Quilts for Comfort Group stand between pews draped with some of the 205 quilts they made, in the Sitka Lutheran Church Tuesday. The group made the quilts for five local non-profits and one in Anchorage. The remaining quilts are sent to Lutheran World Relief which distributes them to places around the world in need, such as Ukraine, as part of Personal Care Kits. Pictured are, from left, Helen Cunningham, Kathleen Brandt,Vicki Swanson, Paulla Hardy, Kim Hunter, Linda Swanson and Sue Fleming. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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Alaska Pays Tribute to 5 Tlingit Code Talkers
Alaska state flags are flying at half-staff this week in memory of five Tlingit Code Talkers for their contributions during World War II.
The five men, Robert “Jeff” David Sr., Richard Bean Sr., George Lewis Jr., and brothers Harvey Jacobs and Mark Jacobs Jr., used their Native language to communicate information during combat that the Japanese military was never able to decode, a press release from the office of Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer said.
“These men never discussed their top-secret role, even decades after the war ended, in liberating millions of people and saving the lives of countless American soldiers,” Meyer said. “Alaska state flags will fly at half-staff for five days starting (March 11), one day for each of these five outstanding American heroes.”
All five men were posthumously awarded silver medals by the United States Congress for their honorable service in 2013. Meyer will present five Alaska state flags flown at the state capitol to family members of the five Tlingit Code Talkers at a ceremony prior to the start of the Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in Juneau on Monday, March 18.
– Harvey Jacobs and Mark Jacobs Jr. joined the U.S. Navy shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 and served in the Pacific Theater. Mark became a leader in Sitka and held positions in the Alaska Native Brotherhood, the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, Sealaska and other prominent organizations.
– Robert “Jeff” David, Sr. served in the Philippines during World War II and was a basketball legend in his community of Haines. After the war, he served as one of the first board members for the Sealaska Corporation
– Richard Bean, Sr. served in the South Pacific during World War II and upon returning home to Southeast Alaska became a commercial fisherman and a lifetime member of Sealaska Corp., Huna Totem Corp., Juneau Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Alaska Native Brotherhood.
– George Lewis, Jr. was a fluent speaker of the Tlingit language and served in the U.S. military during World War II. He was a lifelong member of the Alaska Native Brotherhood and served in the Salvation Army for 45 years.
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March 1974
Photo caption: National Republican Chairman George Bush takes a drink of water offered by Jan Craddick, Sitka delegate, during the Republican convention held here. Mrs. Craddick explained to Bush that the water was from Indian River, which means, according to local legend, that he will return.