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ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock to host ‘Patriot Nations’ exhibit honoring Native Americans in the Armed Forces
Gen. Douglas MacArthur, commander-in-chief of the Allied forces in the South Pacific, on an inspection trip of American battle fronts in late 1943. From left: Staff Sgt. Virgil Brown (Pima), 1st Sgt. Virgil F. Howell (Pawnee), Staff Sgt. Alvin J. Vilcan (Chitimacha), Gen. MacArthur, Sgt. Byron L. Tsingine (Diné [Navajo]), Sgt. Larry Dekin (Diné [Navajo]). Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Signal Corps.
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host a Smithsonian exhibit honoring Native Americans who have served in the U.S. military.Â
The ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock Sequoyah National Research Center will host the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian’s exhibit, “Patriot Nations: Native Americans in Our Nation’s Armed Forces.â€�
The exhibit will be supplemented by materials from Sequoyah’s collections from World War I veterans. It was made possible by the generous support of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians.
Native Americans have served in the country’s military since colonial times. Today, they serve at a higher rate in proportion to their population than any other ethnic group in the nation.
The exhibit, which is free and open to the public, will be on display from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday Sept. 5 through Nov. 30 at Sequoyah National Research Center, 5820 Asher Ave., Suite 500. An opening reception for the exhibit will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 6.
For more information, contact Sequoyah at 501-569-8336 or visit.
In the upper right photo, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, commander-in-chief of the Allied forces in the South Pacific, on an inspection trip of American battle fronts in late 1943. From left: Staff Sgt. Virgil Brown (Pima), 1st Sgt. Virgil F. Howell (Pawnee), Staff Sgt. Alvin J. Vilcan (Chitimacha), Gen. MacArthur, Sgt. Byron L. Tsingine (Diné [Navajo]), Sgt. Larry Dekin (Diné [Navajo]). Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Signal Corps.