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11 Nov, 16 tweets, 18 min read
In honor of #VeteransDay2020 and to my fellow Native American Veterans, here a #thread of my photos I've taken as a journalist.

I am proud to be a Native Veteran.

And to all of the veterans out there, thank you for your service.

#HappyVeteransDay
#HappyVeteransDay2020
In honor of #VeteransDay2020 and to my fellow Native American Veterans, here a #thread of my photos I've taken as a journalist.

I am proud to be a Native Veteran.

And to all of the veterans out there, thank you for your service.

#HappyVeteransDay
#HappyVeteransDay2020
In honor of #VeteransDay2020 and to my fellow Native American Veterans, here a #thread of my photos I've taken as a journalist.

I am proud to be a Native Veteran.

And to all of the veterans out there, thank you for your service.

#HappyVeteransDay
#HappyVeteransDay2020
In honor of #VeteransDay2020 and to my fellow Native American Veterans, here a #thread of my photos I've taken as a journalist.

I am proud to be a Native Veteran.

And to all of the veterans out there, thank you for your service.

#HappyVeteransDay
#HappyVeteransDay2020
In honor of #VeteransDay2020 and to my fellow Native American Veterans, here a #thread of my photos I've taken as a journalist.

I am proud to be a Native Veteran.

And to all of the veterans out there, thank you for your service.

#HappyVeteransDay
#HappyVeteransDay2020
In honor of #VeteransDay2020 and to my fellow Native American Veterans, here a #thread of my photos I've taken as a journalist.

I am proud to be a Native Veteran.

And to all of the veterans out there, thank you for your service.

#HappyVeteransDay
#HappyVeteransDay2020
In honor of #VeteransDay2020 and to my fellow Native American Veterans, here a #thread of my photos I've taken as a journalist.

I am proud to be a Native Veteran.

And to all of the veterans out there, thank you for your service.

#HappyVeteransDay
#HappyVeteransDay2020
In honor of #VeteransDay2020 and to my fellow Native American Veterans, here a #thread of my photos I've taken as a journalist.

I am proud to be a Native Veteran.

And to all of the veterans out there, thank you for your service.

#HappyVeteransDay
#HappyVeteransDay2020
In honor of #VeteransDay2020 and to my fellow Native American Veterans, here a #thread of my photos I've taken as a journalist.

I am proud to be a Native Veteran.

And to all of the veterans out there, thank you for your service.

#HappyVeteransDay
#HappyVeteransDay2020
In honor of #VeteransDay2020 and to my fellow Native American Veterans, here a #thread of my photos I've taken as a journalist.

I am proud to be a Native Veteran.

And to all of the veterans out there, thank you for your service.

#HappyVeteransDay
#HappyVeteransDay2020
In honor of #VeteransDay2020 and to my fellow Native American Veterans, here a #thread of my photos I've taken as a journalist.

I am proud to be a Native Veteran.

And to all of the veterans out there, thank you for your service.

#HappyVeteransDay
#HappyVeteransDay2020
In honor of #VeteransDay2020 and to my fellow Native American Veterans, here a #thread of my photos I've taken as a journalist.

I am proud to be a Native Veteran.

And to all of the veterans out there, thank you for your service.

#HappyVeteransDay
#HappyVeteransDay2020
In honor of #VeteransDay2020 and to my fellow Native American Veterans, here a #thread of my photos I've taken as a journalist.

I am proud to be a Native Veteran.

And to all of the veterans out there, thank you for your service.

#HappyVeteransDay
#HappyVeteransDay2020
In honor of #VeteransDay2020 and to my fellow Native American Veterans, here a #thread of my photos I've taken as a journalist.

I am proud to be a Native Veteran.

And to all of the veterans out there, thank you for your service.

#HappyVeteransDay
#HappyVeteransDay2020
Thanks to all the veterans out there.

Thank you for your service to our country.

Sincerely, @VinceSchilling
Former Army enlisted
Former Army Officer Lieutenant 1-143 FA
Akwesasne Mohawk

#HappyVeteransDay
#HappyVeteransDay2020

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If you want to wear my headdress
Then wear the blood that fell down our temple as we were beaten by a settler's rifle

If you want to wear our feathers
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If you want to wear paint on your face as my ancestors did
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I'm getting requests for comments as a #NativeAmerican man regarding the Washington @Redskins.

Here is a #thread with my comments:

Yes - I want the team to #ChangeTheName.

Yes - I think the term is a racial slur.

These images I took at a @NFL game tailgate: do not honor me. ImageImage
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It is not a cartoon.

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Every bit of regalia is sacred.

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