NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS AWARDED THE U.S. MEDAL OF HONOR - American Indians and Friends2024-03-29T12:05:04Zhttps://indigenous-tairp.com/MOH/feed/allDwight Birdwell/Cherokee/Medal Of Honor Recipienthttps://indigenous-tairp.com/MOH/cherokee-nation-veteran-dwight-birdwell-receives-medal-of-honor2022-07-06T06:42:00.000Z2022-07-06T06:42:00.000ZMyoglasi/Lookingglasshttps://indigenous-tairp.com/members/Myoglasi<div><p><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cTwWWGM6SzY" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p>
<p>Dwight Birdwell, a citizen of the <a href="https://www.cherokee.org/">Cherokee Nation</a>, receives the Medal of Honor during a ceremony at the White House on July 5, 2022.</p>
<p>Birdwell was recognized for his <a href="https://twitter.com/indianz/status/1541533990536056833">heroism during the Vietnam War</a>. President Joe Biden said the Cherokee soldier went above and beyond the call of duty to save other members of his U.S. Army unit during a particularly violent period of the military conflict.</p>
<p>“When he was ordered to load onto the medevac helicopter, he complied — this I find amazing — only to crawl right back off the other side and to keep on fighting,” <a href="https://soundcloud.com/indianz/president-biden-pays-tribute-to-cherokee-nation-veteran-dwight-birdwell">Biden said at the White House</a>, noting that Birdwell sustained serious injuries of his own.</p>
<p>Biden also pointed out that American Indians and Alaska Natives serve in the military at the highest per capita rates of any racial or ethnic group in the United States.</p>
<p>Following his military service, Birdwell returned home to Oklahoma and started his own law firm. He later served as a chief justice for the Supreme Court of the Cherokee Nation.</p>
<p>At the end of the <a href="https://youtu.be/cTwWWGM6SzY">White House ceremony</a>, Biden awarded Birdwell the Medal of Honor, the highest and most prestigious U.S. military decoration.</p>
<p>Three other soldiers also received a <a href="https://www.army.mil/article/257979/president_biden_to_award_four_soldiers_the_medal_of_honor">Medal of Honor during the ceremony</a>.</p>
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<p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}10625606070,RESIZE_180x180{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-left" src="{{#staticFileLink}}10625606070,RESIZE_180x180{{/staticFileLink}}" width="160" alt="10625606070?profile=RESIZE_180x180" /></a>President Biden pays tribute to Cherokee Nation veteran Dwight Birdwell on Soundcloud</p>
<p><a href="https://soundcloud.com/indianz/president-biden-pays-tribute-to-cherokee-nation-veteran-dwight-birdwell?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/indianz/president-biden-pays-tribute-to-cherokee-nation-veteran-dwight-birdwell?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing</a></p></div>List of Native Americans awarded the Medal of Honorhttps://indigenous-tairp.com/MOH/list-of-native-americans-awarded-the-medal-of-honor2017-11-11T22:09:52.000Z2017-11-11T22:09:52.000ZS L Tdahnhttps://indigenous-tairp.com/members/SacheenLittlefeather<div><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2315432?profile=original"><span style="font-size:medium;"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2315432?profile=original" width="514" alt="2315432?profile=original" /></span></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:medium;">Apache Scout Nantaje</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:medium;">Of the 3,469 Medals of Honor awarded,29 have been awarded to Native Americans</span></p>
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<th class="headerSort" title="Sort ascending">Tribe/Nation</th>
<th class="headerSort" title="Sort ascending">Service</th>
<th class="headerSort" title="Sort ascending">Rank</th>
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<td><a title="Co-Rux-Te-Chod-Ish" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co-Rux-Te-Chod-Ish">Co-Rux-Te-Chod-Ish</a></td>
<td><a title="Pawnee people" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawnee_people">Pawnee</a></td>
<td><a title="United States Army" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army">Army</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext"><a title="Sergeant" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergeant#United_States">Sergeant</a></span></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Wars" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Wars">Indian Wars</a></td>
<td><a title="Republican River" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_River">Republican River</a>, <a title="Kansas" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas">Kansas</a></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">July 8, 1869</span></td>
<td>"Ran out from the command in pursuit of a dismounted Indian; was shot down and badly wounded by a bullet from his own command"</td>
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<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Chiquito (Medal of Honor recipient)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiquito_(Medal_of_Honor_recipient)">Chiquito</a></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="White Mountain Apache" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Mountain_Apache">White Mountain Apache</a></td>
<td><a title="United States Army" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army">Army</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext">Scout</span></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Wars" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Wars">Indian Wars</a></td>
<td><a title="Arizona Territory" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Territory">Arizona Territory</a></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">Winter of 1871–1873</span></td>
<td>For his "conduct during campaigns and engagements with Apaches"</td>
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<td><a title="Jim (Medal of Honor recipient)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_(Medal_of_Honor_recipient)">Jim</a></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="White Mountain Apache" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Mountain_Apache">White Mountain Apache</a></td>
<td><a title="United States Army" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army">Army</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext"><a title="Sergeant" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergeant#United_States">Sergeant</a></span></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Wars" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Wars">Indian Wars</a></td>
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<td><span class="nowrap">Winter of 1871–1873</span></td>
<td>For his "conduct during campaigns and engagements with Apaches"</td>
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<td><a title="Machol" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machol">Machol</a></td>
<td><a title="Apache" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache">Apache</a></td>
<td><a title="United States Army" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army">Army</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext"><a class="mw-redirect" title="Private (United States)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_(United_States)">Private</a></span></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Wars" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Wars">Indian Wars</a></td>
<td><a title="Arizona Territory" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Territory">Arizona Territory</a></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">1872–1873</span></td>
<td>For his "conduct during campaigns and engagements with Apaches"</td>
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<td><a title="Nannasaddie" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nannasaddie">Nannasaddie</a></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="White Mountain Apache" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Mountain_Apache">White Mountain Apache</a></td>
<td><a title="United States Army" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army">Army</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext">Scout</span></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Wars" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Wars">Indian Wars</a></td>
<td><a title="Arizona Territory" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Territory">Arizona Territory</a></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">1872–1873</span></td>
<td>For his "conduct during campaigns and engagements with Apaches"</td>
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<td><a title="Nantaje" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nantaje">Nantaje</a></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="White Mountain Apache" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Mountain_Apache">White Mountain Apache</a></td>
<td><a title="United States Army" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army">Army</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext">Scout</span></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Wars" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Wars">Indian Wars</a></td>
<td><a title="Arizona Territory" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Territory">Arizona Territory</a></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">1872–1873</span></td>
<td>For his "conduct during campaigns and engagements with Apaches"</td>
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<td><span class="nowrap"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a title="William Alchesay" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Alchesay">William Alchesay</a></span></span></span></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="White Mountain Apache" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Mountain_Apache">White Mountain Apache</a></td>
<td><a title="United States Army" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army">Army</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext"><a title="Sergeant" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergeant#United_States">Sergeant</a></span></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Wars" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Wars">Indian Wars</a></td>
<td><a title="Arizona Territory" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Territory">Arizona Territory</a></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">Winter of 1872–1873</span></td>
<td>For his "conduct during campaigns and engagements with Apaches"</td>
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<td><a title="Blanquet" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanquet">Blanquet</a></td>
<td><a title="Apache" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache">Apache</a></td>
<td><a title="United States Army" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army">Army</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext">Scout</span></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Wars" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Wars">Indian Wars</a></td>
<td><a title="Arizona Territory" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Territory">Arizona Territory</a></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">Winter of 1872–1873</span></td>
<td>For his "conduct during campaigns and engagements with Apaches"</td>
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<td><a title="Elsatsoosu" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsatsoosu">Elsatsoosu</a></td>
<td><a title="Apache" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache">Apache</a></td>
<td><a title="United States Army" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army">Army</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext"><a title="Corporal" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporal#United_States">Corporal</a></span></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Wars" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Wars">Indian Wars</a></td>
<td><a title="Arizona Territory" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Territory">Arizona Territory</a></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">Winter of 1872–1873</span></td>
<td>For his "conduct during campaigns and engagements with Apaches"</td>
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<td><a title="Kelsay" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelsay">Kelsay</a></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="White Mountain Apache" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Mountain_Apache">White Mountain Apache</a></td>
<td><a title="United States Army" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army">Army</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext">Scout</span></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Wars" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Wars">Indian Wars</a></td>
<td><a title="Arizona Territory" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Territory">Arizona Territory</a></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">Winter of 1872–1873</span></td>
<td>For his "conduct during campaigns and engagements with Apaches"</td>
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<td><a title="Kosoha" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosoha">Kosoha</a></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="White Mountain Apache" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Mountain_Apache">White Mountain Apache</a></td>
<td><a title="United States Army" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army">Army</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext">Scout</span></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Wars" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Wars">Indian Wars</a></td>
<td><a title="Arizona Territory" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Territory">Arizona Territory</a></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">Winter of 1872–1873</span></td>
<td>For his "conduct during campaigns and engagements with Apaches"</td>
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<td><span class="nowrap"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a title="Adam Paine" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Paine">Adam Paine</a></span></span></span></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Black Seminole" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Seminole">Black Seminole</a></td>
<td><a title="United States Army" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army">Army</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext"><a class="mw-redirect" title="Private (United States)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_(United_States)">Private</a></span></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Wars" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Wars">Indian Wars</a></td>
<td>Canyon Blanco tributary of the <a title="Red River of the South" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_River_of_the_South">Red River</a>, <a title="Texas" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas">Texas</a></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">September 26, 1874</span> – <span class="nowrap">September 27, 1874</span></td>
<td>"Rendered invaluable service to Col. R. S. Mackenzie, 4th U.S. Cavalry, during this engagement"</td>
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<td><span class="nowrap"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a title="Pompey Factor" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompey_Factor">Pompey Factor</a></span></span></span></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Black Seminole" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Seminole">Black Seminole</a></td>
<td><a title="United States Army" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army">Army</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext"><a class="mw-redirect" title="Private (United States)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_(United_States)">Private</a></span></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Wars" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Wars">Indian Wars</a></td>
<td><a title="Pecos River" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecos_River">Pecos River</a>, <a title="Texas" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas">Texas</a></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">April 25, 1875</span></td>
<td>With three others, charged a numerically superior force</td>
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<td><span class="nowrap"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a title="Isaac Payne" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Payne">Isaac Payne</a></span></span></span></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Black Seminole" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Seminole">Black Seminole</a></td>
<td><a title="United States Army" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army">Army</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext">Trumpeter</span></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Wars" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Wars">Indian Wars</a></td>
<td><a title="Pecos River" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecos_River">Pecos River</a>, <a title="Texas" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas">Texas</a></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">April 25, 1875</span></td>
<td>With three others, charged a numerically superior force</td>
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<td><span class="nowrap"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a class="mw-redirect" title="John Ward (Medal of Honor recipient)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ward_(Medal_of_Honor_recipient)">John Ward</a></span></span></span></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Black Seminole" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Seminole">Black Seminole</a></td>
<td><a title="United States Army" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army">Army</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext"><a title="Sergeant" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergeant#United_States">Sergeant</a></span></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Wars" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Wars">Indian Wars</a></td>
<td><a title="Pecos River" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecos_River">Pecos River</a>, <a title="Texas" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas">Texas</a></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">April 25, 1875</span></td>
<td>With three others, charged a numerically superior force</td>
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<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Rowdy (Medal of Honor recipient)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowdy_(Medal_of_Honor_recipient)">Rowdy</a></td>
<td><a title="Apache" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache">Apache</a></td>
<td><a title="United States Army" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army">Army</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext"><a title="Sergeant" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergeant#United_States">Sergeant</a></span></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Wars" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Wars">Indian Wars</a></td>
<td><a title="Arizona Territory" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Territory">Arizona Territory</a></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">March 7, 1890</span></td>
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<td><span class="nowrap"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a title="Pappy Boyington" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pappy_Boyington">Pappy Boyington</a></span></span></span></td>
<td>Sioux</td>
<td><a title="United States Marine Corps" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps">Marine Corps</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext"><a title="Major (United States)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_(United_States)">Major</a></span></td>
<td><a title="World War II" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II">World War II</a></td>
<td>Central <a title="Solomon Islands" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Islands">Solomons</a>area, <a title="Pacific Ocean" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">September 12, 1943</span> – <span class="nowrap">January 3, 1944</span></td>
<td>Led his squadron in a series of missions against superior numbers</td>
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<td><span class="nowrap"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a title="Ernest Childers" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Childers">Ernest Childers</a></span></span></span></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Muscogee (Creek)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscogee_(Creek)">Muscogee</a><sup id="cite_ref-nhhc_2-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Native_American_Medal_of_Honor_recipients#cite_note-nhhc-2">[2]</a></sup></td>
<td><a title="United States Army" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army">Army</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext"><a class="mw-redirect" title="Second Lieutenant (United States)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Lieutenant_(United_States)">Second Lieutenant</a></span></td>
<td><a title="World War II" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II">World War II</a></td>
<td><a title="Oliveto Citra" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliveto_Citra">Oliveto</a>, <a title="Italy" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy">Italy</a></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">September 22, 1943</span></td>
<td>Although injured, killed two snipers and attacked two machine gun nests</td>
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<td><span class="nowrap"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a title="Michael E. Thornton" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_E._Thornton">Michael E. Thornton</a></span></span></span></td>
<td><a title="Cherokee" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherokee">Cherokee</a><sup id="cite_ref-nhhc_2-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Native_American_Medal_of_Honor_recipients#cite_note-nhhc-2">[2]</a></sup></td>
<td><a title="United States Navy" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy">Navy</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext"><a class="mw-redirect" title="Petty officer, second class" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petty_officer,_second_class">Petty Officer 2nd Class</a></span></td>
<td><a title="Vietnam War" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War">Vietnam War</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext"><a title="South Vietnam" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Vietnam">South Vietnam</a></span></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">October 31, 1972</span></td>
<td>(Still living) Through a hail of fire he succeeded in removing his seriously wounded superior officer then towed him two hours in the water until being rescued</td>
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<td><span class="nowrap"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a title="Jack C. Montgomery" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_C._Montgomery">Jack C. Montgomery</a></span></span></span></td>
<td><a title="Cherokee" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherokee">Cherokee</a><sup id="cite_ref-nhhc_2-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Native_American_Medal_of_Honor_recipients#cite_note-nhhc-2">[2]</a></sup></td>
<td><a title="United States Army" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army">Army</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext"><a class="mw-redirect" title="First Lieutenant (United States)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Lieutenant_(United_States)">First Lieutenant</a></span></td>
<td><a title="World War II" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II">World War II</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext">near <a class="new" title="Padiglione (page does not exist)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Padiglione&action=edit&redlink=1">Padiglione</a>, <a title="Italy" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy">Italy</a></span></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">February 22, 1944</span></td>
<td>Single-handedly attacked two German positions and took dozens of prisoners</td>
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<td><span class="nowrap"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a title="Van T. Barfoot" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_T._Barfoot">Van T. Barfoot</a></span></span></span></td>
<td><a title="Choctaw" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choctaw">Choctaw</a><sup id="cite_ref-nhhc_2-3" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Native_American_Medal_of_Honor_recipients#cite_note-nhhc-2">[2]</a></sup></td>
<td><a title="United States Army" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army">Army</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext"><a class="mw-redirect" title="Technical Sergeant" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_Sergeant">Technical Sergeant</a></span></td>
<td><a title="World War II" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II">World War II</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext">near <a title="Carano" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carano">Carano</a>, <a title="Italy" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy">Italy</a></span></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">May 23, 1944</span></td>
<td>Single-handedly destroyed two machine gun nests, took prisoners, and disabled a tank</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="nowrap"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a title="Roy W. Harmon" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_W._Harmon">Roy W. Harmon</a></span></span></span>*</td>
<td> </td>
<td><a title="United States Army" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army">Army</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext"><a title="Sergeant" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergeant#United_States">Sergeant</a></span></td>
<td><a title="World War II" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II">World War II</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext">near <a class="new" title="Casaglia (page does not exist)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Casaglia&action=edit&redlink=1">Casaglia</a>, <a title="Italy" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy">Italy</a></span></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">July 12, 1944</span></td>
<td>Single-handedly attacked three German positions although wounded</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="nowrap"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a title="Ernest E. Evans" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_E._Evans">Ernest E. Evans</a></span></span></span>*</td>
<td><a title="Cherokee" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherokee">Cherokee</a>/<a class="mw-redirect" title="Muscogee (Creek)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscogee_(Creek)">Muscogee</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Native_American_Medal_of_Honor_recipients#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup></td>
<td><a title="United States Navy" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy">Navy</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext"><a title="Commander (United States)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commander_(United_States)">Commander</a></span></td>
<td><a title="World War II" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II">World War II</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext">off <a title="Samar" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samar">Samar</a>, <a title="Philippines" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines">Philippines</a></span></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">October 25, 1944</span></td>
<td>Although wounded, continued to command his crippled ship until its sinking</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="nowrap"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a class="mw-redirect" title="John N. Reese, Jr." href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_N._Reese,_Jr.">John N. Reese, Jr.</a></span></span></span>*</td>
<td> </td>
<td><a title="United States Army" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army">Army</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext"><a class="mw-redirect" title="Private First Class" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_First_Class#United_States">Private First Class</a></span></td>
<td><a title="World War II" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II">World War II</a></td>
<td>Paco Railroad Station, <a title="Manila" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila">Manila</a>, <a title="Philippines" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines">Philippines</a></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">February 9, 1945</span></td>
<td>With another soldier, attacked a Japanese-held railroad station</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="nowrap"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a class="mw-redirect" title="Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr." href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Red_Cloud,_Jr.">Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr.</a></span></span></span>*</td>
<td><a title="Ho-Chunk" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho-Chunk">Ho-Chunk</a><sup id="cite_ref-nhhc_2-4" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Native_American_Medal_of_Honor_recipients#cite_note-nhhc-2">[2]</a></sup></td>
<td><a title="United States Army" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army">Army</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext"><a title="Corporal" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporal#United_States">Corporal</a></span></td>
<td><a title="Korean War" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War">Korean War</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext">near <a class="new" title="Chonghyon (page does not exist)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chonghyon&action=edit&redlink=1">Chonghyon</a>, <a title="Korea" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea">Korea</a></span></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">November 5, 1950</span></td>
<td>Maintained an exposed position, continued to fight after being wounded</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="nowrap"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a title="Raymond Harvey" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Harvey">Raymond Harvey</a></span></span></span></td>
<td><a title="Chickasaw" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickasaw">Chickasaw</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Native_American_Medal_of_Honor_recipients#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup></td>
<td><a title="United States Army" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army">Army</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext"><a title="Captain (United States O-3)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_(United_States_O-3)">Captain</a></span></td>
<td><a title="Korean War" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War">Korean War</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext">near <a class="new" title="Taemi-Dong (page does not exist)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taemi-Dong&action=edit&redlink=1">Taemi-Dong</a>, <a title="Korea" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea">Korea</a></span></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">March 9, 1951</span></td>
<td>Led his men against a series of emplacements, continued to lead after being wounded</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="nowrap"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a title="Tony K. Burris" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_K._Burris">Tony K. Burris</a></span></span></span>*</td>
<td><a title="Choctaw" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choctaw">Choctaw</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Native_American_Medal_of_Honor_recipients#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup></td>
<td><a title="United States Army" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army">Army</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext"><a class="mw-redirect" title="Sergeant First Class" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergeant_First_Class">Sergeant First Class</a></span></td>
<td><a title="Korean War" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War">Korean War</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext">near <a class="new" title="Mundung-ni (page does not exist)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mundung-ni&action=edit&redlink=1">Mundung-ni</a>, <a title="Korea" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea">Korea</a></span></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">October 8, 1951</span> – <span class="nowrap">October 9, 1951</span></td>
<td>Single-handedly attacked two positions although wounded, killed while attacking a third</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="nowrap"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a title="Woodrow W. Keeble" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodrow_W._Keeble">Woodrow W. Keeble</a></span></span></span>*</td>
<td><a title="Sioux" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sioux">Sioux</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Native_American_Medal_of_Honor_recipients#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup></td>
<td><a title="United States Army" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army">Army</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext"><a class="mw-redirect" title="Master Sergeant" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_Sergeant#United_States">Master Sergeant</a></span></td>
<td><a title="Korean War" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War">Korean War</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext">near <a class="new" title="Sangsan-ni (page does not exist)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sangsan-ni&action=edit&redlink=1">Sangsan-ni</a>, <a title="Korea" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea">Korea</a></span></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">October 20, 1951</span></td>
<td>Single-handedly attacked three machine gun nests</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="nowrap"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a title="Charles George" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_George">Charles George</a></span></span></span>*</td>
<td><a title="Cherokee" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherokee">Cherokee</a><sup id="cite_ref-nhhc_2-5" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Native_American_Medal_of_Honor_recipients#cite_note-nhhc-2">[2]</a></sup></td>
<td><a title="United States Army" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army">Army</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext"><a class="mw-redirect" title="Private First Class" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_First_Class#United_States">Private First Class</a></span></td>
<td><a title="Korean War" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War">Korean War</a></td>
<td><span class="sorttext">near <a class="new" title="Songnae-dong (page does not exist)" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Songnae-dong&action=edit&redlink=1">Songnae-dong</a>, <a title="Korea" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea">Korea</a></span></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">November 30, 1952</span></td>
<td>Smothered the blast of a <a title="Grenade" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenade">grenade</a> with his body</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span class="nowrap"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a title="James E. Williams" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_E._Williams">James E. Williams</a></span></span></span></td>
<td><a title="Cherokee" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherokee">Cherokee</a></td>
<td><a title="United States Navy" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy">Navy</a></td>
<td><a class="mw-redirect" title="Petty officer, first class" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petty_officer,_first_class">Boatswain's Mate 1st Class</a></td>
<td>
<p> <a title="Vietnam War" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War">Vietnam</a> </p>
<p><a style="background-color:transparent;" title="Vietnam War" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War">War</a></p>
</td>
<td><a title="Mekong" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mekong">Mekong River</a>, <a title="South Vietnam" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Vietnam">South Vietnam</a></td>
<td><span class="nowrap">October 31, 1966</span></td>
<td>Destroyed 65 boats and over 1,000 enemy</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>Van T. Barfoot/Chocktaw/Medal Of Honor Recipienthttps://indigenous-tairp.com/MOH/van-t-barfoot-chocktaw-medal-of-honor-recipient2016-04-17T15:15:24.000Z2016-04-17T15:15:24.000ZS L Tdahnhttps://indigenous-tairp.com/members/SacheenLittlefeather<div><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309524?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309524?profile=original" width="500" class="align-full"></a></p>
<p>A Choctaw from Mississippi, and a Second Lieutenant in the Thunderbirds. On 23 May 1944, during the breakout from Anzio to Rome, Barfoot knocked out two machine gun nests and captured 17 German soldiers. Later that same day, he repelled a German tank assault, destroyed a Nazi fieldpiece and while returning to camp carried two wounded commanders to safety.</p>
<p><a title="WARRIOR www.calie.org" href="http://www.californiaindianeducation.org/native_american_veterans/van_t_barfoot/" target="_self"><font size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif"><img src="http://www.californiaindianeducation.org/native_american_veterans/van_t_barfoot/Warrior.jpg" alt="CHOCTAW WARRIOR" width="500" height="135" border="0"></font></a></p>
<p><font size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif">Mr. Barfoot served in the WW2, Korean and Vietnam wars...then his neighborhood association told the 90-year-old warrior to take down his flag pole...</font></p></div>Charles George/Cherokee/Medal Of Honor Recipienthttps://indigenous-tairp.com/MOH/charles-george-cherokee-medal-of-honor-recipient2016-03-18T18:23:07.000Z2016-03-18T18:23:07.000ZS L Tdahnhttps://indigenous-tairp.com/members/SacheenLittlefeather<div><p><a title="" target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309508?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309508?profile=original" width="365"></a><iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JfYQRdzwlLQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p>
<p></p></div>Sergeant William Alchesay 5/17/1853 – 8/6/1928 White Mountain Apache/Medal Of Honor Recipienthttps://indigenous-tairp.com/MOH/sergeant-william-alchesay2016-03-02T08:28:04.000Z2016-03-02T08:28:04.000ZS L Tdahnhttps://indigenous-tairp.com/members/SacheenLittlefeather<div><p></p>
<h1 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309498?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309498?profile=original" width="644" class="align-full"></a></span></h1>
<h1 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><span style="font-size: 13px;">For every famous figure in frontier history, there are others who have fallen into undeserved obscurity.</span></h1>
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<p>Everybody has heard of Geronimo; most folks recognize Cochise and maybe Mangas Coloradas — all famous leaders of the Chircahua Apache people.</p>
<p>But only close students of the Apache Wars have heard of Sergeant William Alchesay. Alchesay was the most important of General George Crook’s Apache Scouts, and he earned the Medal of Honor for his gallantry in the brutal Tonto Basin campaign of 1872-74.</p>
<p>In his day, he was as prominent a figure as Cochise, and he was frequently photographed. He was an exceptionally handsome man and every inch the warrior.</p>
<p>Film-maker Dustinn Craig is working on a documentary about the White Mountain Apache Scouts. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ApacheScouts/?fref=photo" target="_blank">Learn more here</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://frontierpartisans.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/036e868180a2ee7f34c991aba5a85314.jpg" class="fbx-link"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5063" src="http://frontierpartisans.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/036e868180a2ee7f34c991aba5a85314.jpg" alt="036e868180a2ee7f34c991aba5a85314" width="628" height="768" srcset="http://frontierpartisans.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/036e868180a2ee7f34c991aba5a85314-245x300.jpg 245w, http://frontierpartisans.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/036e868180a2ee7f34c991aba5a85314.jpg 628w" sizes="(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px"></a></p>
<p>To its credit, the U.S. Army pays fitting tribute to the great Frontier Partisan on its website:</p>
<blockquote>
<p><em>Probably the most famous of Crook’s Apache Scouts, Sergeant William Alchesay, or the “Little One,” was born between Globe and Show Low, Arizona in 1853. He enlisted in 1872 at Camp Verde, Arizona, and became a Sergeant in A Company, Indian Scouts, commanded by Lieutenant Charles B. Gatewood, 6th US Cavalry.</em></p>
<p><em>Sergeant Alchesay was one of ten Apache Scouts who guided Crook’s columns during the winter campaign of 1872-1873 against the Chiricahua Apache. The Medal of Honor citations for all ten Scouts cited, “for gallant conduct during the campaigns and engagements with Apaches.”</em></p>
<p><em> In March 1886, Sergeant Alchesay was called upon again to assist General Crook in the Geronimo Campaign. Alchesay was present at Geronimo’s surrender on March 27th at Canyon de los Embudos in Sonora. The old warrior asked Alchesay to speak on his behalf. Speaking as both Scout and Apache, Alchesay said, “They have all surrendered. There is nothing more to be done… I don’t want you have any bad feelings about the Chiricahuas. I am glad they have surrendered because they are all one family with me.”</em></p>
<p><em>Geronimo would escape confinement one more time and have to surrender again to General Nelson Miles, but the trust that was bestowed on Alchesay by both his fellow Soldiers and his brother Apache spoke highly of his character. </em></p>
<p><em>Alchesay served more than fourteen years in the Army, eventually becoming a Chief of the White Mountain Apache Tribe until he retired in 1925. He made numerous trips to Washington D.C., visiting with President Grover Cleveland and acting as a counselor to Indian Agents in Arizona Territory. Chief Alchesay died in 1928, a chief to his own people and a hero to the US Army which depended so much on his abilities. He was inducted into the MI Hall of Fame in 2012 and his proud descendants traveled to Fort Huachuca to dedicate a new plaque on Alchesay Barracks, named for him in 1975. </em></p>
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<a href="http://frontierpartisans.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/alchesay-crook.jpg" class="fbx-link"><img class="size-full wp-image-5062" src="http://frontierpartisans.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/alchesay-crook.jpg" alt="Alchesay, right, was a key scout for General George Crook." width="583" height="435" srcset="http://frontierpartisans.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/alchesay-crook-300x224.jpg 300w, http://frontierpartisans.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/alchesay-crook.jpg 583w" sizes="(max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px"></a>
<p class="wp-caption-text">Alchesay, right, was a key scout for General George Crook.</p>
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<a href="http://frontierpartisans.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/85744de76e9341687c7114153baa2603.jpg" class="fbx-link"><img class="size-full wp-image-5064" src="http://frontierpartisans.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/85744de76e9341687c7114153baa2603.jpg" alt="Alchesay became Chief of the White Mountain Apache." width="505" height="600"></a>
<p class="wp-caption-text">Alchesay became Chief of the White Mountain Apache.</p>
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</blockquote>
</div></div>Michael E. Thornton/Cherokee/Medal Of Honor Recipienthttps://indigenous-tairp.com/MOH/michael-e-thornton-cherokee-medal-of-honor-recipient2016-03-02T08:14:11.000Z2016-03-02T08:14:11.000ZS L Tdahnhttps://indigenous-tairp.com/members/SacheenLittlefeather<div><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309503?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309503?profile=original" width="628" class="align-full"></a></p>
<p>Michael E. Thornton.<span>was one of only 15 U.S. Navy personnel, (three of them SEALs), who received the Medal of Honor for their heroic actions during the Vietnam War </span>A Cherokee from South Carolina and Engineman Second Class. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while participating in a daring operation against enemy forces in the Republic of Vietnam on October 31, 1972. Petty Officer Thornton, an assistant U.S. Navy advisor, along with a U.S. Navy lieutenant serving as senior advisor, accompanied a three-man Vietnamese Navy SEAL patrol in an operation against an enemy river base. As the patrol approached its objective on foot, it came under heavy fire from a numerically superior force. The patrol called in naval gunfire support and then engaged the enemy in a fierce firefight before moving back to the waterline to prevent encirclement. Upon learning that the senior advisor had been hit by enemy fire and was believed to be dead, Petty Officer Thornton returned through a hail of fire to the lieutenant's last position, quickly disposed of two enemy soldiers, and succeeded in removing the seriously wounded and unconscious senior naval advisor. At water’s edge, he inflated the lieutenant's life jacket and towed him seaward for approximately two hours until they were picked up by a support craft. By his extraordinary courage and perseverance, Petty Officer Thornton was directly responsible for saving the life of his superior officer and enabling the safe extraction of all patrol members, thereby upholding the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. </p>
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_E._Thornton" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_E._Thornton</a></p></div>Mitchell Red Cloud Jr/Winnebago/Medal Of Honor Recipienthttps://indigenous-tairp.com/MOH/mitchell-red-cloud-jr-winnebago-medal-of-honor-recipient2015-12-31T20:42:21.000Z2015-12-31T20:42:21.000ZS L Tdahnhttps://indigenous-tairp.com/members/SacheenLittlefeather<div><p><strong><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309396?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309396?profile=original" width="500" /></a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Mitchell Red Cloud Jr. (Winnebago)</strong></p>
<p>A Winnebago from Wisconsin, and a Corporal in Company E., 19th Infantry Regiment in Korea. On 5 November 1950, Red Cloud was on a ridge guarding his company command post when he was surprised by Chinese communist forces. He sounded the alarm and stayed in his position firing his automatic rifle and point-blank to check the assault. This gave his company time to consolidate their defenses. After being severely wounded by enemy fire, he refused assistance and continued firing upon the enemy until he was fatally wounded. His heroic action prevented the enemy from overrunning his company's position and gained time for evacuation of the wounded.</p>
<p>More Info <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Red_Cloud_Jr." target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Red_Cloud_Jr.</a></p>
</div>Pappy Boyington/Lakotah/Medal Of Honor Recipienthttps://indigenous-tairp.com/MOH/pappy-boyington-lakotah2015-12-27T18:31:44.000Z2015-12-27T18:31:44.000ZS L Tdahnhttps://indigenous-tairp.com/members/SacheenLittlefeather<div><p><a title="www.wikipedia.org" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pappy_Boyington" target="_self" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: large;">WIKIPEDIA.ORG: Gregory "Pappy" Boyington:</a> (December 4, 1912 – January 11, 1988) was a highly decorated American combat pilot who was a United States Marine Corps fighter ace during World War II. He received both the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross.</p>
<p><font size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif"><img src="http://www.californiaindianeducation.org/native_american_veterans/pappy_boyington/Pappy_Boyington.jpg" alt="PAPPY BOYINGTON WARRIOR PORTRAIT" width="500" height="587" border="0" /></font></p>
<p><font size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif"><em>Pappy Boyington served as a fighter pilot in both the US Navy and the Marines, he achieved the rank of Colonel in the Marines.</em></font></p>
<p><font size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif">Boyington was initially a P-40 Warhawk combat pilot with the legendary "Flying Tigers" (1st American Volunteer Group) in the Republic of China Air Force in Burma at the end of 1941 and part of 1942; during the military conflict between China and Japan, and the beginning of World War II.</font></p>
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<p><font size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif">Boyington was shot down during a WWII combat mission and declared missing in action. He had been picked up by a Japanese submarine and became a prisoner of war. According to Boyington's autobiography, he was never accorded official P.O.W. status by the Japanese and his captivity was not reported to the Red Cross. He spent the rest of the war, some 20 months, in Japanese prison camps.</font></p>
</div>Jack C. Montgomery/Cherokee/Medal Of Honor Recipienthttps://indigenous-tairp.com/MOH/jack-c-montgomery-cherokee-medal-of-honor-recipient2015-12-08T20:27:25.000Z2015-12-08T20:27:25.000ZS L Tdahnhttps://indigenous-tairp.com/members/SacheenLittlefeather<div><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309376?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309376?profile=original" width="463" class="align-full"></a></p>
<p>Jack C. Montgomery (7/23/1917-6/11/2002) was a Cherokee from Oklahoma, and a first lieutenant with the 45th Infantry Division Thunderbirds. On Feb. 22, 1944, near Padiglione, Italy, Montgomery's rifle platoon was under fire by three echelons of enemy forces, when he single-handedly attacked all three positions, taking prisoners in the process. As a result of his courage, Montgomery's actions demoralized the enemy and inspired his men to defeat the Axis troops.</p>
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<p>Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, 45th Infantry Division. Place and date: Near, Padiglione, Italy, 22 February 1944. Entered service at: Sallisaw, Okla. Birth: Long, Okla. G.O. No.: 5, 15 January 1945. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of life above and beyond the call of duty on 22 February 1944, near Padiglione, Italy. Two hours before daybreak a strong force of enemy infantry established themselves in 3 echelons at 50 yards, 100 yards, and 300 yards, respectively, in front of the rifle platoons commanded by 1st Lt. Montgomery.The closest position, consisting of 4 machineguns and 1 mortar, threatened the immediate security of the platoon position. Seizing an Ml rifle and several hand grenades, 1st Lt. Montgomery crawled up a ditch to within hand grenade range of the enemy. Then climbing boldly onto a little mound, he fired his rifle and threw his grenades so accurately that he killed 8 of the enemy and captured the remaining 4. Returning to his platoon, he called for artillery fire on a house, in and around which he suspected that the majority of the enemy had entrenched themselves. Arming himself with a carbine, he proceeded along the shallow ditch, as withering fire from the riflemen and machinegunners in the second position was concentrated on him. He attacked this position with such fury that 7 of the enemy surrendered to him, and both machineguns were silenced. Three German dead were found in the vicinity later that morning. 1st Lt. Montgomery continued boldly toward the house, 300 yards from his platoon position. It was now daylight, and the enemy observation was excellent across the flat open terrain which led to 1st Lt. Montgomery's objective. When the artillery barrage had lifted, 1st Lt. Montgomery ran fearlessly toward the strongly defended position. As the enemy started streaming out of the house, 1st Lt. Montgomery, unafraid of treacherous snipers, exposed himself daringly to assemble the surrendering enemy and send them to the rear. His fearless, aggressive, and intrepid actions that morning, accounted for a total of 11 enemy dead, 32 prisoners, and an unknown number of wounded. That night, while aiding an adjacent unit to repulse a counterattack, he was struck by mortar fragments and seriously wounded. The selflessness and courage exhibited by 1st Lt. Montgomery in alone attacking 3 strong enemy positions inspired his men to a degree beyond estimation.</p></div>Roy P. Benavidez (Yaqui)Awarded the Medal Of Honorhttps://indigenous-tairp.com/MOH/roy-p-benavidez-yaqui2015-11-23T13:41:31.000Z2015-11-23T13:41:31.000ZS L Tdahnhttps://indigenous-tairp.com/members/SacheenLittlefeather<div><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309349?profile=original" target="_self"><font size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309349?profile=original" width="365" class="align-full"></font></a></p>
<p><font size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif">US Army Special Forces soldier Roy Benavidez, Yaqui Indian (1935-1998). GI JOE action figure, Medal of Honor recipient Roy P. Benavidez (below).</font></p>
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<p><font size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif">Master Sergeant (then Staff Sergeant) Roy P. Benavidez United States Army, who distinguished himself by a series of daring and extremely valorous actions on 2 May 1968 while assigned to Detachment B56, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces, Republic of Vietnam. On the morning of 2 May 1968, a 12-man Special Forces Reconnaissance Team was inserted by helicopters in a dense jungle area west of Loc Ninh, Vietnam to gather intelligence information about confirmed large-scale enemy activity. This area was controlled and routinely patrolled by the North Vietnamese Army. </font><font size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif">After a short period of time on the ground, the team met heavy enemy resistance, and requested emergency extraction. Three helicopters attempted extraction, but were unable to land due to intense enemy small arms and anti-aircraft fire. Sergeant Benavidez was at the Forward Operating Base in Loc Ninh monitoring the operation by radio when these helicopters returned to off-load wounded crewmembers and to assess aircraft damage. Sergeant Benavidez voluntarily boarded a returning aircraft to assist in another extraction attempt. Realizing that all the team members were either dead or wounded and unable to move to the pickup zone, he directed the aircraft to a nearby clearing where he jumped from the hovering helicopter, and ran approximately 75 meters under withering small arms fire to the crippled team. Prior to reaching the team's position he was wounded in his right leg, face, and head. Despite these painful injuries, he took charge, repositioning the team members and directing their fire to facilitate the landing of an extraction aircraft, and the loading of wounded and dead team members. He then threw smoke canisters to direct the aircraft to the team's position. Despite his severe wounds and under intense enemy fire, he carried and dragged half of the wounded team members to the awaiting aircraft. He then provided protective fire by running alongside the aircraft as it moved to pick up the remaining team members. As the enemy's fire intensified, he hurried to recover the body and classified documents on the dead team leader. When he reached the leader's body, Sergeant Benavidez was severely wounded by small arms fire in the abdomen and grenade fragments in his back. At nearly the same moment, the aircraft pilot was mortally wounded, and his helicopter crashed. Although in extremely critical condition due to his multiple wounds, Sergeant Benavidez secured the classified documents and made his way back to the wreckage, where he aided the wounded out of the overturned aircraft, and gathered the stunned survivors into a defensive perimeter. Under increasing enemy automatic weapons and grenade fire, he moved around the perimeter distributing water and ammunition to his weary men, reinstilling in them a will to live and fight. Facing a buildup of enemy opposition with a beleaguered team, Sergeant Benavidez mustered his strength, began calling in tactical air strikes and directed the fire from supporting gunships to suppress the enemy's fire and so permit another extraction attempt. He was wounded again in his thigh by small arms fire while administering first aid to a wounded team member just before another extraction helicopter was able to land. His indomitable spirit kept him going as he began to ferry his comrades to the craft. On his second trip with the wounded, he was clubbed from additional wounds to his head and arms before killing his adversary. He then continued under devastating fire to carry the wounded to the helicopter. Upon reaching the aircraft, he spotted and killed two enemy soldiers who were rushing the craft from an angle that prevented the aircraft door gunner from firing upon them. With little strength remaining, he made one last trip to the perimeter to ensure that all classified material had been collected or destroyed, and to bring in the remaining wounded. Only then, in extremely serious condition from numerous wounds and loss of blood, did he allow himself to be pulled into the extraction aircraft. Sergeant Benavidez's gallant choice to join voluntarily his comrades who were in critical straits, to expose himself constantly to withering enemy fire, and his refusal to be stopped despite numerous severe wounds, saved the lives of at least eight men. His fearless personal leadership, tenacious devotion to duty, and extremely valorous actions in the face of overwhelming odds were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service, and reflect the utmost credit on him and the United States Army.</font></p>
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<p><font size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif">Military ribbons, medals of Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez, Medal of Honor recipient.</font></p>
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<p><font size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif">USNS Benavidez (T-AKR-306).</font></p></div>Col. Van T. Barfoot (ret.) WW II Medal of Honorhttps://indigenous-tairp.com/MOH/col-van-t-barfoot-ret-ww-ii-medal-of-honor2015-11-17T08:27:43.000Z2015-11-17T08:27:43.000ZS L Tdahnhttps://indigenous-tairp.com/members/SacheenLittlefeather<div><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309341?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2309341?profile=original" width="500" class="align-full"></a></p>
<p><font size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif">A Choctaw from Mississippi, and a Second Lieutenant in the Thunderbirds. On 23 May 1944, during the breakout from Anzio to Rome, Barfoot knocked out two machine gun nests and captured 17 German soldiers. Later that same day, he repelled a German tank assault, destroyed a Nazi fieldpiece and while returning to camp carried two wounded commanders to safety.</font></p>
<p><font size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif"><span>Mr. Barfoot served in the WW2, Korean and Vietnam wars...then his neighborhood association told the 90-year-old warrior to take down his flag pole</span></font></p>
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<p></p></div>NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS AWARDED THE U.S. MEDAL OF HONOR Woodrow Wilson Keeble Sisseton Wahpetonhttps://indigenous-tairp.com/MOH/woodrow-wilson-keeble2015-11-16T04:44:50.000Z2015-11-16T04:44:50.000ZS L Tdahnhttps://indigenous-tairp.com/members/SacheenLittlefeather<div><p><span>Woodrow Wilson Keeble was a U.S. Army National Guard combat veteran of both World War II and the Korean War. He was a full-blooded member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation & the first full-blooded Lakotah to receive the Medal of Honor</span></p>
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<p><span><span>Master Sergeant Keeble, a highly-decorated U.S. war veteran, didn't receive his Medal of Honor until some 16 years after his death</span></span></p>
<p></p> WHITEHOUSE, March 3, 2008 — President George W. Bush applauds after presenting the Medal of Honor posthumously to family members of U.S. Army Master Sgt. Woodrow Wilson Keeble, Monday, March 3, 2008 in the East Room of the White House, in honor of Master Sgt. Keeble’s gallantry during his service in the Korean War. Kurt Bluedog, left, Keeble’s great nephew, and Russ Hawkins, a step-son, accepted the award honoring Keeble, the first full-blooded Sioux Indian to receive the Medal of Honor
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