Nebraska panel on Indian affairs honors vets

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Nebraska panel on Indian affairs honors vets
The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Nov 6, 2008 7:13:01 EST

LINCOLN, Neb. — American Indian veterans and military members from Nebraska will be honored at the state Capitol.

The Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs is preparing a ceremony for 10:30 Thursday morning on the 14th floor of the Capitol.

The commission says the ceremony will be the first to honor veterans from the four recognized tribes in Nebraska. They are the Omaha, Santee Sioux, Ponca and Winnebago.

The ceremony’s keynote speaker will be Col. Tom Brewer, a member of Oglala Sioux Tribe.

Brewer is operations officer for the National Airborne Operations Center. He served in Iraq during Operation Desert Storm and recently served in Afghanistan.


Article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/11/ap_indianhonors_110608/%2e