Cooperative Living July 2022 - 24

BUILDING COMMUNITY
Army
Navy
Air Force
Honoring the Military Service
of Native Americans
Story courtesy of StatePoint Media
New memorial recognizing sacrifice to be dedicated in D.C.
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fifififififid mefififififils in the city honor vfifififififis and the sacfiifices
fififiy hfifie made in sefifiice to the Ufifififid Sfififififi.
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fififie sefififid the nfifiion in the U.S. Afififid Ffifices will be tfififififi
place soon, and efififit orgfififififirs efififififififie those who wish tfi
fifififififififififie to mfifie tfififir plans nofi. The fofifil pfififit of tfifififi
fifififififi fifififirs on fififififififis fi fififi fi fififi 11, fifififi fihe fi fififififififi
fi fifififim of the Afi fifiican fififiian defififififies a new mefififififil -
fififi Nfifififififil Nfifififie Afififififififi Vfififififififi Mfifi fifififififi
The mefifififififi, which sits on the gfififinds of the mfififififi
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fiy Cfifififififis to gfifie " fifil Afifififififififi tfifi ofififififififififiy to lfifififi
of the proud and coufifififififis tfififififiion of sefifiice of Nfififififi
fifififififififis in the Afififid Ffifices of the Ufifififid Sfifififififi "
A FIRST FOR THE LESS RECOGNIZED
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is fihe fifist fifififififififi fififififififik fifi fi fififififififion, fi fiC., fifi fifififis fifi
fihe fifififififififififififis of fifi fifiican fifififififis, Alaska Nfifififies and
fi fifififie Hfififififififis who hfifie sefififid in the milfififififi.
fi fifififififid by Hfifififiy Pfififit (Cfififififine and Afifififiho Tfififies
of fifi fififififi a), a fi fififififi fifiia fifififist, fifififififid fififififisic fifififist fififi
fi fififine Corps fififififiam fifififiran, fihe fifififififififi fifififififies fifi
fififififififid fififififififififififififiel fifificle fifififififig on a fifififififi fifione fifififi .
fit also ifififififififififies wfififir for sacfifid cefifimonies, bfifififififi
for gfifififififififis and four lances whefie vfifififififis, family mefifi fifififi
fififififil leaders and otfifirs can tie clotfis for prafifirs and heafififififi
fiTh fifififififififion of fifiis fifififififififi is an fififififififififififi fifi
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fififififir and reflect on the exfifififififififififiy sefifiice and sacfiifice of
fi fifififie vfifififififis and tfififir ffifififififififi " says Cfififihia Cfifififiz Lamfifi
(San Ffifififie Pueblo, Hfipi, Tfifia and Nfififififi), the mfififififi fifi
fifififififififi. " I fifififi fifififiyone fifififi fifififi fifi for fifiis fifififi fififififi
fifififision, so tfifififififir we can offer tfifim our tfianks for tfififir
fifififififififififififis fifi fifir fifififififififi "
DEDICATION DETAILS
Th fifififififififion fififififififi fi fifififi fifififi place on fihe fi fififififififi
fi fifil as part of a tfififififififiy efififit (Nfifi. 11-13) to honor Nfififififi
fififififififififi fifi fifififififi fifififi a fi fififififi fififififififis fifififififision, fifififififififi
fifi fihe fifififififififion fififififififi fi. fi fififififi fififififififis who fifiuld fifififi
fifi fififififififififififi fifi fihe fifififififision can fifififififififi fifi fififififififififififi fififi
fiia the mfififififi fis wfififififie.
fifififififififig the cefififififi fi, vfifififiors will be able to visit tfifi
fififififififil and the fi fifififim, which will rfifi fifin opfin ufifiil
8 fifififi on fi fififi fififi
Th fifififififififion fififififififi fi fifififi filso fifi fififififififififififid for
fihose who fififinot fifififind fifi fififififififi
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fififififififififififi fifi honor of fihe fifififififififion of fihe fififififififififi
fifififififififig hfififififion actfifififiies, films, pfifififififi ances and a
fififififififis hosfififififififiy suitfifi
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fififils fififififififil fifififiies of fi fififififi fifi fifififififis, fi fififififi fi fififififififis
and Alaska Nfifififie vfifififififis who hfifie sefififid in the U.S. arfififi
fififices for fifififi fifian 250 years, and fifififififi fifififi fififififififi
fifififififififiion fifi fifififir fifififififififififififififi 
More information about the National Native American
Veterans Memorial can be found at americanindian.si.edu.
fififififififififififififififi
Coast Guard
Space Force
Marines
PHOTO COURTESY MICHAEL PERRIN / U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
http://americanindian.si.edu
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