Sargeant Tommy Prince

Originally posted by Snowtractor
Yup natives got the shit end of the stick on many occasions. And the vets that fought deserve the respect that all the vets received but not more. Their contribution was no more and no less . To build them up too much is to lessen other others contribution. What happend before and after the army tends to be brought in to benefit someones political ambitions and sullies the men, in my opinion. I would be surprised if they didn't agree, but you never know.
Sean

Hi Sean... I agree with just about EVERYTHING you said here!!! No more and no less. I like that folks fought for the same benefits for Natives as the rest of them got BECAUSE they didn't get them (BECAUSE they were Native?)... the main point for me being "they didn't get what they shoulda got" Native or otherwise, that ain't right.

I agree that using the "opportunity" (in other words..."using the soldiers") to fight a "racial issue" a sort of OPPORTUNISTIC abuse "to further ambitions/status etc". I wish people wouldn't do that It hurts and it doesn't help anyone or anything! The issue was equal benefits for equal involvement.

I personally find it "interesting" to know of the particular Native Soldiers because I was one of those horrible people who, because of racism and prejudice, HID my native ancestry and knowledge of my native relatives, because I didn't want to be a target of the racism anymore....(what kind of people were around me anyways???????...oiy) but there you go, I woke up and wised up a bit. I don't want to be treated "special or different/more than/less than" because of my native blood, or lack of it, etc.

Give me hell when I deserve it
Yappy