Native American veterans gathered in Washington, D.C., for a formal dedication to a new memorial honoring their military service.
More than 140,000 American Indians and Alaska Natives who are veterans currently live in the United States, the department says.
Indigenous veterans who use VA resources also experience post-traumatic stress disorder at a higher rate than all other veterans, the department says.What they're saying: "The dedication of this memorial is an opportunity to gather and reflect on the extraordinary service and sacrifice of Native veterans and their families," Cynthia Chavez Lamar, the museum’s director, said in a press release on Nov. 1. "I hope everyone will join us for this momentous occasion, so together we can offer them our thanks for their contributions to our country."
"This is Indian country, regardless of who says they own it. It will be Indian country forever, in my mind," Harvey Pratt, a Vietnam veteran who designed the memorial,"And a lot of Indians think the same way," added Pratt, a member of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe nations. "Their blood is spilt all over this land, and we have spilt Native American blood all over this Earth defending this land and we will continue to defend it.
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