As the nation observes Veterans Day, Alaska is taking particular pride: The U.S. Census Bureau says Alaska has more veterans per capita of its civilian adult population than any other state. Veterans make up nearly 17 percent of Alaska's population 18 years and older, compared with 11 percent of the nation as a whole, according to the American Community Survey issued by the Census Bureau in 2005.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - As a boy in upstate New York, Bill McCue spent hours dreaming about adventures in the distant Alaska wilderness, poring over articles about moose and grizzlies in his favorite hunting and fishing magazine, Field and Stream.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — As a boy in upstate New York, Bill McCue spent hours dreaming about adventures in the distant Alaska wilderness, poring over articles about moose and grizzlies in his favorite hunting and fishing magazine, Field and Stream.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — As a boy in upstate New York, Bill McCue spent many hours poring over articles in Field and Stream magazine about moose and grizzlies and dreaming about adventures in the Alaska wilderness.
As a boy in upstate New York, Bill McCue spent many hours poring over articles in Field and Stream magazine about moose and grizzlies and dreaming about adventures in the Alaska wilderness.
Alaska Home to Most Veterans in the U.S. ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Nearly 70,000 veterans have chosen to make their home in Alaska, which according to the Census Bureau has the country's highest concentration of former military personnel.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - As a boy in upstate New York, Bill McCue spent many hours poring over articles in Field and Stream magazine about moose and grizzlies and dreaming about adventures in the Alaska wilderness. Later, as a military man, he was stationed in Alaska, and it was like a dream come true, said McCue, a Vietnam veteran who served at the Navy base on Kodiak Island in the early 1960s. It's
Nearly 70,000 veterans have chosen to make their home in Alaska, which according to the Census Bureau has the country's highest concentration of former military personnel.
