Veterans Day Archives

Tag: Veterans Day

Tribe, veterans to march together Friday

by KCAW Staff | Nov 8, 2016 | The Morning Interview

Sitka Tribe Admin Services Director Anne Davis, and General Manager Lisa Gassman discuss Native American Heritage Month activities scheduled for this week. There will be a Veteran's Breakfast at 9 AM Fri Nov 11 at the ANB Founders Hall, followed by the combined Native American Heritage Month/Veteran's Day Parade at 2:30 PM. Read More

Sitka Tribe honors “Greatest Generation”

by KCAW Staff | Nov 10, 2015 | Local News, Syndicated

To mark Veterans Day and Native American Heritage Month, the Sitka Tribe of Alaska honored past and current military members with a parade and dinner on Saturday (11-07-15). The events recognized World War II veterans as this year is the 70th anniversary of the end of that conflict. Read More

Assembly honors Sitka veterans

by Rachel Waldholz | Nov 12, 2014 | Local News, Syndicated

The Sitka Assembly began its meeting Monday night by issuing a proclamation honoring Veterans Day. Read More

A Veterans Day reflection

by Rachel Waldholz | Nov 11, 2014 | The CorvidEYE

Sitka's National Cemetery is older than Veterans Day itself. While the cemetery was established in the late 1800s, Veterans Day began as Armistice Day in 1919, marking the end of hostilities in WWI, "the war to end all wars." Read More