Chaplain (Maj.) John McDougall offers the benediction for the crowd gathered in period costumes atop Castle Hill in Sitka Oct. 18, 2023, as part of the annual Alaska Day festival activities marking the ceremony which occurred on October 18, 1867, transferring the territory from Russia to the United States. Annual celebrations include a period costume ball, dances, concerts and a wreath-laying ceremony in the Sitka National Cemetery. (Army photo/John Pennell)
Date Taken: | 10.18.2023 |
Date Posted: | 11.01.2023 23:52 |
Photo ID: | 8085969 |
VIRIN: | 231018-A-SO352-1015 |
Resolution: | 3600x2400 |
Size: | 6.06 MB |
Location: | SITKA, ALASKA, US |
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