{"id":46290,"date":"2021-08-13T17:43:48","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T17:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/08\/13\/wyoming-memorial-honors-native-american-military-veterans\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:33:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:33:10","slug":"wyoming-memorial-honors-native-american-military-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/home\/left-column\/2021\/08\/13\/wyoming-memorial-honors-native-american-military-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"Wyoming memorial honors Native American military veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CASPER, Wyo. (AP) \u2014 Decades before he became an Eastern Shoshone leader, John St. Clair was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/10\/01\/harrowing-tale-of-green-berets-vietnam-valor-drives-push-for-medal-of-honor\/\" target=\"_blank\">soldier fighting in Vietnam<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The draft found St. Clair in 1966, and while he survived the war, he returned with post-traumatic stress disorder, though he didn\u2019t realize it until many years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When St. Clair and other soldiers returned to the Wind River Reservation, many didn\u2019t identify as veterans because of the stigma. They encountered protests and were shunned. Many people assumed that every soldier that fought in Vietnam agreed with the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt wasn\u2019t true at all. I was drafted, but we had a choice after we were drafted,\u201d he said. \u201cDo we go to Canada, or do we do what we were drafted for? Most of us, especially Native people, went ahead and went to the military.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like many Native soldiers, St. Clair\u2019s service went largely unrecognized at the time. And for all that time, despite multiple generations of Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho veterans, Wyoming lacked a memorial to honor their service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Thursday, that finally changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrrvetmemorial.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Path of Honor<\/a>, a memorial dedicated to Native American veterans, opened Thursday at the Frank B. Wise Business Center in Fort Washakie, where stones along a winding red path symbolize courage and commitment to living a purposeful life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lyle Wadda of American Legion Post 81 spearheaded the project that began in 2008 after the Wind River Development Fund and Post 81 partnered to create the business center. Still, even after the building and memorial\u2019s completion, Wadda found himself in disbelief when it was finally dedicated to the public in a ceremony attended by Gov. Mark Gordon, Rep. Andi Clifford, D-Fremont County, and other dignitaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wadda\u2019s goal was to create a space where everyone is welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2019\/11\/15\/a-warrior-tradition-why-native-americans-continue-fighting-for-the-same-government-that-tried-to-wipe-them-out\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_16340059478105.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">A \u2018Warrior Tradition\u2019: Why Native Americans continue fighting for the same government that tried to wipe them out<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Since 9\/11, nearly 19 percent of Native Americans have served in the armed forces, compared to an average of 14 percent of all other ethnicities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe accept anyone in this post,\u201d Wadda said at the dedication ceremony. \u201cYou don\u2019t have to be Native American or part of another tribe. Business is open to everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">St. Clair, the chairman of the Eastern Shoshone Business Council, pointed to the dedication and bravery of Native Americans who served as volunteers in the Spanish American War and in World War I, before Native Americans were granted U.S. citizenship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMajor General Lee Gilstrap, who trained 2,000 Natives for WWI stated \u2014 and I\u2019m quoting, these are not my own words \u2014 \u2018the Indian is the best damn soldier in the Army,\u2019\u201d St. Clair said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the Wind River Reservation alone, close to 900 tribal members have served in conflicts ranging from World War I to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Wyoming\u2019s first memorial dedicated to Native Americans is now open, there is still more work to be done, said Jordan Dresser, chairman of the Northern Arapaho Business Council. He\u2019s commended the veterans bringing awareness to trauma and mental health within Native communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe fact that a lot of the veterans here today mentioned (mental health awareness), it\u2019s been very welcoming and promising,\u201d Dresser said. \u201cIt shows that it\u2019s something to talk about publicly, and there\u2019s no shame in it. There\u2019s no shame in admitting that you need help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PTSD is a difficult subject to talk about for Felicia Antelope, commander of American Legion Post 96 and a Northern Arapaho Tribal member who spoke at Thursday\u2019s dedication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After deploying to Iraq in 2004 \u2014 a mission she openly objected to with her sergeant \u2014 she was injured and left mentally and physically traumatized. Since then, she\u2019s learned to live with PTSD and how to talk openly about her struggles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, serving in the military was always a dream for Antelope. Her father served, along with most of her uncles. In a way, she almost felt destined for service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy parents talked me out of it at 18, so I ended up going to college first,\u201d Antelope said. \u201cAfter college, I decided to volunteer. My parents really didn\u2019t say anything then because I had my own life and my own apartment, but they tried talking me out of it again \u2026 but they were really happy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She graduated at the top of her class, earned sergeant stripes and made it to the Commandant\u2019s List by achieving perfect scores in all her training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Antelope went into the military because of a sense of duty, but she also did it for future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think that ties in a lot with the Arapaho,\u201d she said. \u201cBecause we\u2019re always thinking ahead. 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