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The history of Alaska actually started

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here in Sitka in 1867 .

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The reason why we do it is to

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celebrate that this town started the

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history . We wanna continue the history ,

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we wanna continue with the open arms to

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all branches of the military because

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they have supported us in so many

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aspects . You know , the US army has

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been here in Alaska ever since 1867 .

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Um The relationship with the community

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has always been sort of a feature of

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the US army's presence here . Every

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headstone had an American flag . I mean ,

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if we look at , at , at Hughes Barry ,

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there , all of the services are

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represented . It's very evident that

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that Sitka um is deeply invested in its

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relationship um in the military . We

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have a similar investment in Sitka and

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also the many , many communities here

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in Alaska that support uh the US army

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and the military here .