Eight Cherokee Vietnam Vets and one WWII vet were honored for their service before the Cherokee Warrior Flight
Tulsa, Okla.-In late March, The Cherokee Nation's tenth Cherokee Warrior Flight departed for Washington, D.C., with eight veterans who served during the Vietnam War.
The Cherokee Nation funds the flight for Cherokee veterans to see the national war memorials erected in their honor at the nation's capital.
"This trip is one small way for us to say thank you to our Cherokee veterans. I'm proud to say that Cherokees serve in the U.S. military at greater rates per-capita than any other ethnicities," Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said. "The courage, commitment, accountability and integrity that...
