Alaska community sends first-term service members to Katmai National Park in remembrance of 9/11
U.S. Army Private Gary Smith, a wheeled vehicle mechanic with the 6th Brigade Engineer Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army, Alaska, awaits take-off in a floatplane at Homer, Alaska, Sept. 11, 2021. Smith was one of four junior enlisted service members selected to take a trip to Katmai National Park, an endeavor made possible by businesses in Homer, to honor the military and commemorate the sacrifices made on Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mario Calabro)