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Native Americans in the military  

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  • Native Americans have played a prominent role in virtually every war in U.S. history. Although numerically small in comparison with other minority groups, American Indians have contributed a disproportionately large number of soldiers, often serving in some of the most dangerous military occupations. [Source: Encyclopedia of War & American Society; Native Americans in the Military]

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