Alaska Governor Sean Parnell signing House Bill 274 today at the Capitol. The bill, sponsored by House Rules Chair Nancy Dahlstr

Alaska Governor Sean Parnell signing House Bill 274 today at the Capitol. The bill, sponsored by House Rules Chair Nancy Dahlstrom, R-Eagle River, establishes August 7 as Purple Heart Day. Representatives Bill Thomas, R-Haines, and Berta Gardner, D-Anchorage, were prime co-sponsors of the bill. Also pictured are Senator Bill Wielechowski, D-Anchorage, Co-Chair of the Joint Armed Services Committee, and Senator Charlie Huggins, R-Mat-Su, Co-Chair of the Joint Legislative Veterans Caucus.