A $15 million memorial will open next year in Washington to honor Native American military service members and veterans
By Dana Hedgpeth Dana Hedgpeth Reporter covering local breaking news Email Bio Follow March 28 at 7:00 AM , more than two decades after planning began.
Veterans and tribal leaders said a memorial dedicated to Native Americans’ contributions dating to the Revolutionary War is long overdue. Clifford Takawana, of Fletcher, Okla., who served three tours in Vietnam, said the memorial will ensure the service of Native Americans isn’t forgotten.“When we go to D.C., we go to the World War I and World War II memorials and to the Korean War Memorial,” said Takawana, who also is secretary of the Comanche Indian Veterans Association.
In the past year, the museum has raised $7.6 million from private donors and Native American tribes to fund the memorial. The “Warriors’ Circle of Honor” will be a 12-foot tall, stainless steel circle balanced on a carved, stone drum. The circle represents “the hole in the sky where the creator lives,” Harvey said.
For Native Americans, the decision to serve came as they saw their tribal governments defend their sovereign nation status against the federal government, while simultaneously being on the front lines helping to defend the country.
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