Alaska Welcomes First Veterans Museum

The first Alaskan Veterans Memorial Museum opened to the public this weekend.

By KTVA CBS 11

Story Created: Apr 17, 2011 at 6:52 PM AKDT

Story Updated: Apr 18, 2011 at 10:27 AM AKDT

Patriotic sounds of the brass Air Force band bounced off the walls of the Alaska Veterans Memorial Museum Sunday with hundreds gathered to commemorate what many called a decade of a dream.

"Even though Alaska is home to the most veteran population, highest vet population per capita, of any state in the union, it did not have a vet museum. Today that changes," said Alaska Veterans Museum President Suellyn Wright Novak.

The concept for the museum began back in 2001 and cost $6.5 million.

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