Alaska Territorial Guard Gains Recognition With Bethel Memorial

Alaska Territorial Guard members have not gotten the recognition that many local historians and veterans believe they deserve. The ATG was a World War II military reserve force also known as the “Eskimo Scouts,” because many of its members were Alaska Natives.  As KYUK’s Mark Arehart reports, they are finally getting some local recognition in the form of an ATG memorial park in Bethel.

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Mark Arehart is a reporter with KYUK in Bethel.

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