The US Navy is apologizing 142 years after shelling and burning an Alaska Native village to oblivion

[Ban Hammer 13,326]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Shells fell on the Alaska Native village as winter approached, and then sailors landed and burned what was left of homes, food caches and canoes. Conditions grew so dire in the following months that elders sacrificed their own lives to spare food for surviving children.

It was Oct. 26, 1882, in Angoon, a Tlingit village of about 420 people in the southeastern Alaska panhandle. Now, 142 years later, the perpetrator of the bombardment — the U.S. Navy —has apologized.

more at https://apnews.com/article/navy-1882-tlingit-village-alaska-bombing-apology-b7da179eb05bd30afa373f9fc093305e

[TBoneTX 45,241]

First I'd ever heard of that -- interesting story.

The incident was regrettable.  Clearer communication could have avoided it.