阿拉斯加州：州长发布公告纪念领土卫队日 表彰二战原住民志愿者
阿拉斯加州州长 Mike Dunleavy 10月18日发布公告，将2026年10月18日定为阿拉斯加领土卫队日（Alaska Territorial Guard Day）。阿拉斯加州法律规定，每年10月18日为纪念该卫队的法定日子。
公告介绍，领土卫队在珍珠港事件后组建，是阿拉斯加的第一道防线，最初由6,000多名志愿者组成，其中多数是阿拉斯加原住民；1941年至1947年间，多达15,000名阿拉斯加人在无薪无补给的情况下志愿服役，守卫约5,200英里的崎岖海岸线。
公告还提到，2000年，已故联邦参议员 Ted Stevens 推动立法，正式承认领土卫队成员的联邦服役资格，使其可获得退伍军人事务部的相应福利。州长鼓励阿拉斯加人了解这支卫队在州史上的作用。
Alaska: Governor Proclaims Territorial Guard Day Honoring World War II Volunteers
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a proclamation on October 18 declaring October 18, 2026, as Alaska Territorial Guard Day. Alaska statute designates October 18 of each year to honor the guard's service.
According to the proclamation, the Alaska Territorial Guard was formed after the attack on Pearl Harbor as the territory's first line of defense, initially comprising more than 6,000 volunteers, the majority of them Alaska Native. From 1941 to 1947, as many as 15,000 Alaskans volunteered without pay or provisions, safeguarding roughly 5,200 miles of rugged coastline.
The proclamation also notes that in 2000, the late U.S. Senator Ted Stevens championed legislation formally recognizing the guard members' active federal service and qualifying them for Veterans Administration benefits. The governor encouraged Alaskans to learn about the role the guard and its families played in the state's history.
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图片来源：图：阿拉斯加州议会大厦（Juneau）。摄影：James Brooks，CC BY 2.0（Wikimedia Commons）。Photo: the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau. Photo by James Brooks, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons).
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