The old bridge was named the David Douthit Veterans Memorial Bridge on March 7, 2002. This was to honor David Douthit, who was killed in action on...and memory are very important to David Douthit's relatives, I have never heard...

Photo by Jenny Neyman Vehicles drive across the new David Douthit Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Kenai River in Soldotna on Monday. The new bridge opened to traffic over the weekend, although...

...celebration and flag walk in honor of the opening of the David Douthit Veteran?s Memorial Bridge, an official opening may...this bridge will always be dedicated to in the name of David Douthit and all those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in...

...the preview celebration. The ceremony preceding the walk across the new bridge, which will continue to be named the David Douthit Veterans Memorial Bridge, ?will be a flag party at the Visitors Center honoring all veterans and those serving in...

...honor veterans at the Soldotna Visitors Center, then a walk across the new span. The new bridge, still named the David Douthit Veterans Memorial Bridge, was scheduled to open to traffic at 5 a.m. Monday. Work isn?t done. The temporary...

...perspective on this issue. Highway safety is something I deal with on daily basis, and is a very high priority. The David Douthit Veterans' Memorial Bridge allows for greater flow through the city, coupled with the improved K-Beach interchange...

...World Trade Buildings or the Pentagon after 9/11. For those of our community who "died to make men free," such as David Douthit and Mike Lasky, we must never forget their families or their memory. Veterans Day is for both. It is right for the...

...1998 ? Soldotna celebrates its golden anniversary; Joslyn Tinker of Soldotna crowned Miss Alaska. * 2007 ? The David Douthit-Veterans Memorial Bridge is reopened, expanding from two lanes to five. Of course, there's hundreds of other...