Verdie Bowen Sr., State of Alaska Veterans Affairs Director, talks with Governor of Alaska Mike Dunleavy prior to the open house ceremony of the future site of the Interior Alaska Veterans Cemetery, Salcha, Alaska, July 29, 2024. Veterans from the surrounding Fairbanks communities and the 168thWing were in attendance to witness the ceremony and see the new cemetery site. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Julie Avey)