Alaska National Guard Maj. Gen. Laurie Hummel, left, the adjutant general, speaks with Medal of Honor recipient and retired Army Maj. Drew Dix, during a raising ceremony in the city of Klawock on Prince of Wales Island, Aug. 18, 2018. Members of the Alaska Air and Army National Guard and Alaska State Defense Force participated in the three-day celebratory event honoring Alaska’s veterans. The service members visited with local community members, took part in the traditional song and dance, and provided a color guard, two HMMWVs and participants to help carry the 37-foot totem pole to its resti

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Alaska National Guard Maj. Gen. Laurie Hummel, left, the adjutant general, speaks with Medal of Honor recipient and retired Army Maj. Drew Dix, during a raising ceremony in the city of Klawock on Prince of Wales Island, Aug. 18, 2018. Members of the Alaska Air and Army National Guard and Alaska State Defense Force participated in the three-day celebratory event honoring Alaska’s veterans. The service members visited with local community members, took part in the traditional song and dance, and provided a color guard, two HMMWVs and participants to help carry the 37-foot totem pole to its resting place in the newly constructed Veterans Totem Park against the shoreline of the Klawock Inlet.

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