U.S. Army Alaska
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Sitkans in period dress entertained the crowds lining the streets for the Alaska Day parade through 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 entertained the crowds lining the streets for the Alaska Day parade through 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)