In decades past, the contributions of Indigenous veterans have been overlooked by historians and the public at large. More recent scholarship and awareness has sought to rectify that historical erasure. Today's The UncommonWealth looks at the service of several members of Virginia Indian Tribes.
https://uncommonwealth.virginiamemory.com/blog/2023/11/10/why-they-served-indigenous-veterans-of-virginia/
Vincent T. Brooks
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Library of Virginia
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