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Nov. 4—Friday night's welcome home was different from all other homecomings organized for Honor Flight Kern County veterans returning to Meadows Field Airport in Bakersfield. But, in many ways ...
The memorial sits on the grounds of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. After a two-year pandemic delay,… New memorial on National Mall pays tribute to ...
Nov. 12—National Native American Veterans Memorial WASHINGTON — William Smith of Valdez, an Alaska Native veteran who served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, joined hundreds of Native ...
Billy Walkabout (March 31, 1949 – March 7, 2007) is thought to be the most decorated Native American soldier of the Vietnam War. He received one Distinguished Service Cross (upgraded from Silver Star), one Bronze Star Medal , one Army Commendation Medal , and one Purple Heart .
Membership in this society is open to all veterans of the Cherokee Nation of any branch of military service. The Cherokee Nation Warriors Society members and those veterans who gave their lives in military service have bricks with their names inscribed paving the Cherokee Nation Warriors Memorial and Pavilion located at the Cherokee Nation ...
Native Americans have served in every major military conflict in U.S. history.
Of the 3,469 Medals of Honor awarded as of 2010, 29 have been awarded to Native Americans. The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member of its armed forces. The recipient must have distinguished themselves at the risk of their own life ...
Native Americans serve in the military at higher rates than any other demographic group. Native Americans have proud tradition of serving in military. This Oneida Vietnam War veteran explains why.