Gone but never forgotten: Alaska remembers heroes with Wreaths Across America
U.S. Air Force Col. Dustin Hansen, 673d Mission Support Group commander, left, and Carson Hupe, Mrs. Alaska 2026, display a wreath in honor of the U.S. Air Force fallen Airmen during the Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Fort Richardson National Cemetery on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 12, 2025. Wreaths Across America has three objectives: teach the next generation the value of freedom, remember the fallen and honor those who serve and their families. (U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tala Hunt)