New Memorial in France Honors Native American D-Day Sacrifice

SAINT-LAURENT-SUR-MER, France, June 7, 2017 — One of the few surviving American Indian World War II combat veterans returned to the country he helped to liberate to attend the dedication of a memorial in his honor here June 5.

„As one of the few surviving American Indian combat veterans who participated in the liberation of France, I speak here not only for myself but also on behalf of my comrades from Turtle Island,” retired Army Master Sgt. Charles Norman Shay, said, citing the Native American name for North America.

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