Reenactors portray Russian Empire delegates who stand aside while Army Civil War-era Soldiers raise the Alaska state flag at Castle Hill during the 2017 Alaska Day Festival, Sitka, Alaska, Oct. 18, 2017. This ceremony honors the 150th anniversary of the transfer of Russian America from Russia to the United States. Army Alaska Soldiers with 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division provided a color guard and firing squad while Arctic Support Command's 9th Army Band, 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion provide
Reenactors portray Russian Empire delegates who stand aside while Army Civil War-era Soldiers raise the Alaska state flag at Castle Hill during the 2017 Alaska Day Festival, Sitka, Alaska, Oct. 18, 2017. This ceremony honors the 150th anniversary of the transfer of Russian America from Russia to the United States. Army Alaska Soldiers with 725th Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division provided a color guard and firing squad while Arctic Support Command's 9th Army Band, 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion provided instrumental music. (photo by Capt. Richard Packer, Army Alaska Public Affairs)
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