00                            SENATE BILL NO. 90                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to Alaska Territorial Guard Day."                                                                      
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1.  The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section                         
04 to read:                                                                                                                
05       FINDINGS.  The Alaska State Legislature finds that                                                                
06            (1)  the Alaska Territorial Guard, made up of some 6,500 Alaskans who were                                   
07 predominantly Alaska Natives, served in defense of Alaska from 1942 through World War II                                
08 and until 1947;                                                                                                         
09            (2)  on October 18, 2004, the first members of the Alaska Territorial Guard                                  
10 were recognized as veterans by the United States Army;                                                                  
11            (3)  it is appropriate that the State of Alaska commemorate the service of the                               
12 Alaska Territorial Guard to the people of Alaska.                                                                       
13    * Sec. 2.  AS 44.12 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                    
14            Sec. 44.12.083.  Alaska Territorial Guard Day.  Alaska Territorial Guard                                   
15       Day is established on October 18 of each year to acknowledge and commemorate the                                  

01       service of the members of the Alaska Territorial Guard in defense of Alaska and the                               
02       United States during World War II.  The governor shall issue a proclamation to                                    
03       commemorate Alaska Territorial Guard Day.  The day may be observed by suitable                                    
04       observances and exercises by civic groups and the public.