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Our band of sailors, besides being from
all over the United States, also came
from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ger-
many and the Philippines! We were
greeted in Juneau Alaska by NA Gradu-
ate Terry Vrabec (Session 186) – who
hosted us to a great reception at the
Coast Guard Buoy Deck lounge – com-
plete with Reindeer Sausage. Then off to
Skagway and a fun welcome by FBINAA
graduates Ken Cox (Session 252) and
Ray Leggett (Session 186). We were en-
tertained at the Klondike Gold Dredge
and Brew Pub. We panned for gold, had
a dog sled demonstration (including
holding puppies) and an amazing pre-
sentation on all that goes into being an
Iditarod musher. This was capped off
with a delicious BBQ and a special brew
made just for us – a big “Thank You” to
the Alaska Chapter for the donation of
that keg!
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