Pictured above, Honor dance welcoming home Pascal Cleatus Poolaw Sr. (right, holding the American flag) after his service in the Korean War. To his right are members of the Kiowa War Mothers. Carnegie, Oklahoma, ca. 1952. Poolaw (Kiowa, 1922–1967) remains the most decorated American Indian soldier in history, having earned forty-two medals and citations during three wars: World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. Photo by Horace Poolaw. 45POW29 © Estate of Horace Poolaw
Honoring the generations of Native Americans who have served the U.S. in the Armed Forces.
Why We Serve: Native Americans in the United States Armed Forces honors the generations of Native Americans who have served in the armed forces of the United States – often in extraordinary numbers – since the American Revolution. For some, the Native American commitment to the U.S. military doesn’t make sense. Why would Native Americans serve a country that overran their homelands, suppressed their cultures and confined them to reservations?
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