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Video by Sgt. 1st Class Ian Morales
11th Airborne Division supports Alaska Day in Sitka
11th Airborne Division
Oct. 18, 2023 | 6:07
Joan Berge, military liaison for Sitka, Alaska, speaks about the history of Alaska Day and the military's role in keeping the tradition alive for future generations.

Alaska Day is a legal holiday in the state of Alaska, observed on October 18 as the anniversary of the formal transfer of territories in present-day Alaska from the Russian Empire to the United States, which occurred in 1867.
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