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shipmates , Cno Gilda here with my wife 

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linda during native american heritage 

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month , We honor the service of native 

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americans and pay homage to the 

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important contributions they've made to 

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our United States Navy This month . We 

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recognize their rich and diverse 

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histories as well as celebrate their 

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cultures and traditions . For 245 

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years , native Americans have fought 

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under the cloth of this nation and have 

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had the highest per capita rate of any 

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population serving in our military 

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today . Approximately 15 0 active duty 

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reserve And civilian sailors serve as 

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part of our Navy and more than 160,000 

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American Indians call themselves 

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veterans . Native americans have a 

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proud tradition of service and have 

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left an enduring mark on the navy . 

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Their stories exemplify our core values 

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of honor , courage and commitment . 

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There's sailors like bosons made first 

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class James E Williams who was awarded 

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the Medal of Honor for his actions 

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during a three hour battle against the 

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Viet Cong guerrillas in 1966 where he 

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disrupted their logistics operation and 

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destroyed 65 enemy vessels and sailors 

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like Vice Admiral Geoff Trussell er Who 

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is a member of the Cherokee Nation and 

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assumed duties as Deputy Chief of Naval 

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Operations for Information Warfare in 

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June of 2020 and he is the 68th 

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director of naval intelligence . I 

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would also like to mention retired 

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Chief Petty Officer linda , Old Horn 

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Purdy from the Crow tribe . She was one 

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of the first to serve on a U . S . Navy 

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combatant ship in 1985 . She said that 

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native americans have defended America 

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since its inception , which we know , 

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and they have to protect America no 

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matter what it's in our blood , She 

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said , amazing to all of our native 

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american sailors , past , present and 

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future . Thank you and we'll see you in 

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the fleet shipmates . Mhm .