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Hoonah totem pole honors Alaska’s veterans


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A two-year project honoring Alaska’s veterans is finally complete. A few hundred people sat for five hours in the rain to witness the raising of a totem pole honoring the community’s service men and women. There are a lot of veterans in Hoonah. At least 10 percent of the population has served in the military — one of the highest numbers per capita in the country. Even before Alaska was a state, many Alaska Natives stepped up to fight for the United States. Local artist Gordon Greenwald designed
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