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New Memorial on the National Mall honors Native veterans who served the nation

Native American veterans gathered in Washington, D.C., this Veterans' Day to unveil a memorial at the National Museum of the American Indian.
The National Native American Veterans Memorial designed by signed by Harvey Pratt on the grounds of the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.

Harvey Phillip Pratt is an artist from Oklahoma, a Vietnam veteran, and a member of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe nations. In 2018, the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian chose his design for a veterans' memorial, which will be dedicated on Veterans' Day.

Pratt says he chose concepts that he hoped would be universal to the nearly 600 recognized tribes

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