Wednesday Hero
Cpl. Tom Jones, Jr.
89 years old from Hogback, New Mexico
3rd Division, Unit 297, Navajo Code Talkers 767 and Navajo Code Talkers 642 Platoons
1925? – May 12, 2014
Another Navajo Code Talker has passed away. Tom Jones, Jr. passed away on May 12.
Be warned, reading the article below will make you angry. The conditions these men, these veterans, live in is just unforgivable. It saddened me to read this, not only as an Indian, but as an American.
This treatment has to stop,I agree as well as a Veteran of the USAF 1971-1974 and the Son of a WW2 Veteran of the USAF who when the war ended was part of the Occupation Forces in Japan,Rest In Eternal Peace SGT Golch,Phillip R.(AKA DAD!)
You can read more about Cpl. Jones here
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives just so others may get to enjoy freedom. For that I am proud to call them Hero.
Those Who Say That We’re In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don’t Know Where To Look
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Christopher Lee (Kawaistiyowa)
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Okay, I said this over at Steve's but I'll say it again. They gave him a house, but after all these years it's in disrepair. Didn't this man work after the war? It just isn't making sense why he was living this way. I don't get it. We do maintenance on our home all the time (as most of us do). If we didn't we'd be living just like this at some point.May he rest in eternal peace. 🙂
Sandee, there is such a thing as owning a home and working but not having the extra money to keep it up,Celestine and I found ourselves in that place a long time ago with our first house. we had to barrow monety to replace the roof.