Firefighter Ceremony
KULIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Alaska -- Senior Airman Laurel Foster (left) and Airman 1st Class Alice Chun, both members of the 176th Security Forces Squadron, prepare to raise the U.S. flag as part of an Oct. 3, 2010 ceremony here marking National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend. Fire departments around the country annually observe the ceremony, organized by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Fire Administration. Alaska Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Shannon Oleson.