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Video Release

Date: March 15, 2011

Contact: Petty Officer 1st Class David Mosley

(907) 227-9248

Video Release: Interview with the mayor of Nome about the Iditarod, Coast Guard

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NOME, Alaska - Denise Michels, the mayor of Nome, talks about what the Iditarod race means to Nome, about the Coast Guard’s history in Nome and the Coast Guard’s Iditarod sponsorship. The Coast Guard is sponsoring Anderson, a 10-year Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race veteran during his 2011 Iditarod race attempt that extends through some of Alaska's toughest terrain. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class David Mosley

NOME, Alaska - Denise Michels, the mayor of Nome, talks about what the Iditarod race means to Nome, about the Coast Guard’s history in Nome and the Coast Guard’s Iditarod sponsorship.

The Coast Guard is sponsoring Anderson, a 10-year Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race veteran during his 2011 Iditarod race attempt that extends through some of Alaska's toughest terrain.

U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class David Mosley

For more information contact Petty Officer 1st Class David Mosley at 907-321-4510

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