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Why Do Native Americans Serve?
It doesn't seem to make sense: why would American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians serve a government that overran their homelands, suppressed their cultures, and confined many of them to reservations? The reasons are complex.
For thousands of years, Native Americans have protected their communities and lands. A warrior's traditional role, however, involved more than fighting enemies. Warriors cared for people and helped in any time of difficulty. They would do anything to ensure their people's survival, including laying down their lives. Many Native Americans view service in the U.S. armed forces as a continuation of the warrior's role in Native cultures. |