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Why we serve : Native Americans in the United States Armed Forces / Alexandra N. Harris, Mark G. Hirsch.

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ISBN: 1588346978 : HRD
ISBN: 9781588346971 : HRD
ISBN: 9781588346971
ISBN: 1588346978
ISBN: 9781588346995
ISBN: 1588346994
Physical Description: x, 228 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Washington, DC : National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, [2020]

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical resources (pages 197-219) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction: "A Sacred Purpose to Protect this Place" -- Cultures of War -- Colonial Conflicts -- Civil War -- Indian Wars, Indian Scouts -- Spanish-American War -- World War I -- World War II -- Korea -- Vietnam -- Times in Between -- The Middle East -- The National Native American Veterans Memorial -- Afterword.
Summary, etc.:	"American Indians have served in our nation's military since colonial times. For many, military service is an extension of their warrior traditions. Others serve for love of home and country. Throughout Indian Country, servicemen and women are some of the most honored members of their communities. Charged by Congress with creating a memorial on its grounds, the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) will dedicate the National Native American Veterans Memorial in fall 2020 to give all Americans the opportunity "to learn of the proud and courageous tradition of service of Native Americans." Why We Serve commemorates the opening of the memorial through the history of Native military service in all its complexity, from colonial Native nations who forged alliances, attempting to preserve their sovereignty, to contemporary individuals celebrating their Indigenous culture while fighting in foreign conflicts."-- Provided by publisher.