Reflections Pages 383-394

I found that  it was interesting how many military buildings there are is Skagway that are still standing and being used  in present day such as the Skagway maintenance shop and small boat harbor. Even though men in Skagway didn't see and actual combat, being stationed  in Skagway could still be dangerous. There were people accidentally getting ran over by bulldozers, the risk of loosing body parts to the cold, and freezing to death. Alaska became a state January 3, 1959.