This Native American Veteran Carried Lessons - and a Pebble - Into War | American Veteran
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- When renowned artist Harvey Pratt, a member of the Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Sioux Tribes, served in the Marine Corps in Vietnam, he carried a small, smooth pebble with him. It was a gift from his grandfather, who taught him that keeping the small stone in his mouth would help stave off thirst. Pratt didn’t share this trick with his platoon, thinking they might make fun of him - but he always shared the water in his canteen.
American Veteran: Keep It Close tells the stories of U.S. military veterans and the special objects they carried during deployment and beyond. These objects, ranging from a pebble to a vial of lip gloss, have provided everyday comfort and hope to the veterans - and offer civilians a window into the veteran experience. Although the stories are unique to the individual veterans and their military service, the concept of mementos and the emotions they can generate are universal.
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I will never understand how anyone could possibly dislike this or anything like it!
Great story! I really enjoyed this one!
Agreed. I've come across many a video where I just couldn't understand why the _'dislike'_ was clicked even once.
I've come to write some of them off as simple mistakes. For instance, I often watch UA-cam through my television. And when you use your remote to hit _'like,'_ sometimes you over shoot and don't realize it.
It's either that, or resign myself to the idea that there are simply more mean/unhappy people out there than I'd like to admit.
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Probably because of the war criminal on screen. Everyone who chose to go to Vietnam is a despicable person. We were engaged in genocide against those people.
@@Millionsofpeas according to who? You? 😂 did you serve? You said “We” ??
*Respect.*
Now, that's a life of service, achievement and self improvement.
My father and grandfather's and other members are veterans and I am very proud of them and my tribal roots and heritage
Phenomenal human being. Great energy and is a true leader.
Very accomplished man. I have immense amount of respect for him.
So brave. I hear you, you are real fighting for the person next to you in combat. You are a hero to me🌸
More attention needs to be brought up to this particular subject!
He is an exceptional Person! That was wonderful!
As a non-Native-Ameriacan, I'd never heard someone compare veterans to elders, but now I think I get the term. I thought it was just a respectful way to say old people, but I guess it's actually something more. Something that requires action. Great video!
Welcome home, Mr. Pratt!
I served 82nd, US Special Forces, Mag v Sog, family gave me a special COMING HOME CEREMONY so If you die you come right home. The Army never gave medals to us, my family carried me from a wheel chair and danced carrying me, I cried...that was my medals, I wish I could dance again, injured legs but try to dance and wear my Green Beret painful.
Sorry to burst your bubble folks, thats a White guy
You want to see Native Americans? Look at Mexicans
They are of the same indigenous blood
The Aztecs actually came from the Southern U.S....they were not native to Mexico but they came and adopted Mesoamerican customs that were native to Mexico
Whiteness is a social construct. It changes all the time in the course of history. It is always defined by "pureness" and by what it is not. That's why Obama is automatically black instead of white, even though he has a white and a black parent. But one drop of that impure blackness makes you not white anymore.
That's not a white guy. I know him personally. Meet the man before you judge so harshly.
Cool story Joe
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