U.S. Army Alaska
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Sitkans in period dress lower the Tsarist Russian double eagle flag atop Castle Hill in Sitka, Alaska, Saturday, Oct. 18. Alaska Day is celebrated as a state holiday, but no other city celebrates quite like Sitka, home of the original 1867 transfer ceremony which brought the Alaska Territory from Tsarist Russian to American control. Soldiers from the 9th U.S. Infantry were integral in the original ceremony, beginning a long, lasting relationship between the Army and Alaskans. (Army photo/John Pennell)
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Sitkans in period dress lower the Tsarist Russian double eagle flag atop Castle Hill in Sitka, Alaska, Saturday, Oct. 18. Alaska Day is celebrated as a state holiday, but no other city celebrates quite like Sitka, home of the original 1867 transfer ceremony which brought the Alaska Territory from Tsarist Russian to American control. Soldiers from the 9th U.S. Infantry were integral in the original ceremony, beginning a long, lasting relationship between the Army and Alaskans. (Army photo/John Pennell)