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VETERANS DAY REMINDER

by Roy Cook, Opata-Oodham, Mazopiye Wishasha: Writer, Singer, Speaker

This Veterans Day, 11/11/2012, we are thinking about our returning troops from deployment in the Middle East and other postings. Today our Veterans continue to shed their blood for our American policies and the freedom we enjoy.

In every Tribal language: We support our Warriors - God Bless America.

O’odham: “Ahchim dagiod s-chu cheggiaDkam – Jiosh ho’ige’id jeweD".

Cherokee: "Aniyosgi Dotsigusdaa - Unelanvhi Wigadoligi Ama Ayetli".

Lakota: "Nahan Akicita unkitawapi ki Owicikiunyapi kte - Wakan Tanka makoce ki la waste kte".

On Veterans Day we ask you, your friend and family. What Is a Military Veteran? A 'Veteran' is anyone, whether active duty, discharged, retired, or reserve military who at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America, for an amount of up to and including his life to defend the Constitution and follow the orders of the mission.

That commitment is honor and duty in action. As veterans we painfully realize that there are still too many people that enjoy freedom in this country today yet no longer understand that, freedom is not free.

Fortunately, our military is made up of ordinary people accomplishing extraordinary things. Fewer than 10 percent of Americans can claim the title “military veteran.” And what a list of accomplishments can those 10 percent claim!

From defeating Communism, Fascism and Imperialism, to keeping the peace during the Cold War and battling terrorism today, America owes a debt to her veterans that can never be repaid.

Historically, on November 11, 1919, Armistice Day was commemorated for the first time. In 1919, President Wilson proclaimed the day should be "filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory". There were plans for parades, public meetings and a brief suspension of business activities.

Even though political tides and public sentiment may render a war unpopular, they do not affect a Warrior’s commitment to serve their country. We welcome our Warriors home regardless of the politics of the war in which they fought.

WHO PRODUCED THIS TRIBAL BLOG?

Roy Cook is former U.S. Special Forces Army soldier. He currently serves as Tribal historian for the Southern California American Indian Resource Center (SCAIR) organization located in the County of San Diego. Roy founded and maintains the popular website: americanindiansource.com.

Ernie C. Salgado Jr.
Ahmium Education, Inc., Executive Director
Tribal: Luiseño, Soboba Tribe
Founder/CEO: californiaindianeducation.org
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