Although local citizens appeared to accept or at least tolerate the Army’s presence in Eklutna Valley in the 1960s and 1970s, war drums were beating over the horizon.   Except for some parcels of private land in the lower and middle portions of the valley, Eklutna Valley was federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.  However, the status quo was about to be upended. During … Continue reading Charge of the Light Brigade: Part II – The Army digs in