Political Quotes

“I rise to honor four members of Alaska's military family who lost their lives in a tragic airplane accident in Anchorage last week. MAJ Michael Freyholtz and MAJ Aaron Malone were pilots assigned to the Alaska Air National Guard's 249th Airlift Squadron. CAPT Jeffrey Hill was a pilot assigned to Elmendorf Air Force Base's 517th Airlift Squadron. And SMSgt Thomas Cicardo was a loadmaster with the Alaska Air National Guard's 249th Airlift Squadron. Last Wednesday evening, these airmen were honing their skills in a C-17 aircraft when it went down in the woods not far from downtown Anchorage. Every Alaskan has been touched by this loss. It is a terrible tragedy for our State, where we consider Alaska's military installations extensions of our communities. Service members are part of our extended Alaskan family. Today in a large Elmendorf airplane hangar, thousands of Alaskans are gathering to mourn the loss of these brave airmen.”