Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Kevin Apolinar, Recruiting and Retention Battalion, explains the steady track to stay eligible for the Alaska Guard at 17-years-old to a young boy during a veteran totem pole raising celebration at the school gymnasium in the city of Klawock on Prince of Wales Island, Aug. 17, 2018. Apolinar is one of two Guardsmen stationed in Juneau with the responsibility of providing recruiting services to potential candidates across Southeast Alaska.

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