• Honoring the lost and hiking Gold Star Peak | Outdoor Explorer

  • May 23 2024
  • Length: 59 mins
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  • Memorial Day may be the traditional first day of summer, but veterans, their families and the loved ones left behind know it’s also about something much bigger—remembering those who lost their lives in service to the nation.


    While some mark the day with ceremony, many others honor the lost by taking to mountains and trails. That includes the challenging journey up Gold Star Peak, where a moving memorial site is perched on the rocky top.


    Gold Star Peak sits on a slightly angled ridgeline in the Chugach Range, adjacent to Mount POW MIA, west of Pioneer Peak and the Twin Peaks and easily spotted from Mat-Su. It’s a tough climb tackled each year by hundreds of military-connected Alaskans and visitors. Explore why doing something hard outside helps us mark military loss and find out how you can participate.


    HOST: Amy Bushatz


    GUEST:

    Mark DeRocchi, Army veteran and president of The 98 Fund

    Mike McCauley, Navy veteran and volunteer with The 98 Fund


    LINKS:

    The 98 Fund

    Gold Star Peak, Inc
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