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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo veterans of all branches, the Code Talkers, and the 248th U.S. Marine Corps Birthday were honored at a proclamation signing at Window Rock Veterans Memorial Park on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.
Coverage of tribal natural resources is supported in part by Catena FoundationNative Americans have served in every major U.S. military conflict since the Revolutionary War. At least 24,000 Indigenous service members are currently in the armed forces. They account for nearly 2% of total U.S. active duty personnel.
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma will honor veterans Saturday during its annual event held in Tuskahoma.
Francis Whitebird comes from a line of fighting men, warriors and soldiers, Lakota men who went far from home to fight unimaginable battles, unspeakable wars. Whitebird survived to tell his