By Roy Cook
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American Indian Warriors Association (AIWA) has been to
this mountain community parade for the past three years. We are the Honored
Color Guard. Some of the AIWA members live in and about the village. This
activity has continually been a satisfying experience. This is a mountain
community and there is a gentle grade to gain and with the breeze whipping
the flags out straight it can be seen as a bit of a challenge. American
Indian Warriors Association is number one in the parade.
Of course it can't hurt to stack the deck a little, with a fine young dancer in regalia like Julian Donovan "Little Squirrel" Hessen and with a Timber Wolf like Wovoka we are ready to rock and roll! It is a real good feeling to look around and have more than the required number of members and associates to carry all the flags and banners. |
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![]() L to R, Robert Hessen, Ron Hawkins, Lt. Flynn, Ernest Fleabotte, Roy Cook. |
Previous
years we have been in very significant company: Lt. Flynn, WWII Pearl
Harbor survivor and recipient of the Congressional Metal of Honor. He
was the grand Marshal in 2001. |
No
trophy or certificate nor monetary incentive. It just feels real good to complete
another military mission successfully with our AIWA brothers-in-arms.
One of our AIWA members, Michael Turner Ortega, is on
the Peace and Dignity Run.
He participated in ceremonies at the base of Cuchema,
Tecate peak, this past weekend. He is continuing with the runners to Panama.
Another of our AIWA members, Warren Brader, has just returned from Iraq and
is receiving therapy. We hope to see him at this type of activity soon.
Maybe we will see you there, next year.