Alaska National Guard Maj. Gen. Laurie Hummel, left,

Alaska National Guard Maj. Gen. Laurie Hummel, left, the adjutant general, and Brig. Gen. Joseph Streff, commander of the Alaska Army National Guard, stand for a photo with Klawock elder Aaron Isaacs, a former Alaska Army Guardsman and U.S. Army 82nd Airborne paratrooper and current member of the Alaska State Defense Force, after the completion of the Veterans Totem Pole raising ceremony in the city of Klawock on Prince of Wales Island, Aug. 18, 2018. Isaacs came up with the idea of the totem pole that would honor all veterans. Members of the Alaska Air and Army National Guard and Alaska State Defense Force participated in a three-day celebration honoring Alaska’s veterans and culminating with the Veterans Totem Pole raising ceremony. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Balinda O’Neal Dresel)