Downtown Juneau in Juneau Borough, Alaska — Northwest (North America)
Alaska Native Veterans Memorial
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, September 16, 2013
1. Alaska Territorial Guard Memorial Marker
Monument against east wall of house off Whittier Way:
Alaska Native Veterans,
Southeast who served in the
United States Armed Forces.
Let us not dwell on their passing
but remember their shining Spirits that will live on forever.
World War I, World War II, Korea
Vietnam, Gulf War era, Panama,
Granada, Bosnia, and Afghanistan
We honor all Veterans who served their country
US Army, US Marine Corps, US Navy, US Air Force, US Merchant Marine, Alaska Territorial Guard.
Monuments on southeast lawn:
'Tsimshian Warrior'
Gaayhidaa la aaygaa
'Haida Warrior'
X'egaa kawu
'Tlingit Warrior'
[Statue of an Alaska Territorial Guard in arctic combat uniform with an M-1 Garand rifle]
Monuments on northeast lawn, off Whittier Way :
'Tlingit for Courage'
Gudangaay daats gaa:
'Haida for Courage'
A'la'lg
'Tsimshian for Courage'
Erected by Alaska Native Veterans.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Native Americans.
Location. 58° 18.083′ N, 134° 24.925′
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Governor's Totem Pole (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Alaska Governor's Mansion (about 500 feet away); Calhoun Ave. Overpass (about 600 feet away); Harvesting of the Atom (about 700 feet away); 4-Story Totem (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Henry Seward (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named William Henry Seward (approx. 0.2 miles away); Seward & Alaska (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Juneau.
Regarding Alaska Native Veterans Memorial. The marker misspells "Grenada" as "Granada". Grenada is a Caribbean island nation, invaded by the United States on October 25-29, 1983 in order to remove a Communist military regime.
Also see . . . Alaska Territorial Guard. Wikipedia article. (Submitted on October 1, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
Additional keywords. Eskimo Scouts
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, September 16, 2013
2. Alaska Native Veterans Memorial
Monuments on south lawn.
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, September 16, 2013
3. Alaska Native Veterans Memorial
Monuments on Northeast Lawn
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, September 16, 2013
4. Close-up of the Alaska Native Soldier Statue at the Veteran's Memorial in Juneau
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, September 16, 2013
5. Totem Pole at the Alaska Native Veterans Memorial Site
Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,020 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on October 8, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 1, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 5. submitted on October 2, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
