Vincent Schilling, of Indian Country Today, briefly describes in his short article
several American Indian veteran memorials across the United States.
several American Indian veteran memorials across the United States.
"Native Americans – with the inclusion of American Indians, Alaskan Natives and Native Hawaiians – have enlisted and volunteered for the armed services at a higher rate than any other ethnicity....Considering those soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen and women that have served and tragically did not return home to their families, here are some of the memorials honoring our fallen Native warriors across the country."
To read the full article, click here.
For more information,
Visit:
- National Native American Veterans Memorial
- National Museum of the American Indian
- "Memorial Day 2015: What it means to be an American Indian veteran"
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell (Northern Cheyenne Tribe), Fox News, 2015.
- Native Words, Native Warriors Online Exhibit
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Native American Veterans: Storytelling for Healing
- ANA Administration for Native Americans, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
- The Power of Words: Native Languages as Weapons of War
- National Museum of the American Indian Youtube, 2014.
- National Native American Heritage Month
- U.S. Department of Defense, 2014.
- Sites of Rememberance
- National Park Service
- Memorial Day History
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Public Affairs
- The History of Memorial Day
- PBS, National Memorial Day Concert
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