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Angelina Alvarez, a Pascua Yaqui tribe member and daughter of a Vietnam veteran, wears jingle dress regalia as she and her 2-year-old son Pedro participate in the Native American Veterans Association's annual Veterans Appreciation and Heritage Day Pow Wow in South Gate, Calif., Nov. 8, 2014. Alvarez’s father, a Navy Vietnam veteran and member of SEAL Team 2, received three Purple Hearts, the Navy Cross, and the Silver and Bronze stars. DoD photo by Marvin Lynchard

Angelina Alvarez, a Pascua Yaqui tribe member and daughter of a Vietnam veteran, wears jingle dress regalia as she and her 2-year-old son Pedro participate in the Native American Veterans Association's annual Veterans Appreciation and Heritage Day Pow Wow in South Gate, Calif., Nov. 8, 2014. Alvarez’s father, a Navy Vietnam veteran and member of SEAL Team 2, received three Purple Hearts, the Navy Cross, and the Silver and Bronze stars. DoD photo by Marvin Lynchard

Angelina Alvarez, a Pascua Yaqui tribe member and daughter of a Vietnam veteran, wears jingle dress regalia as she and her 2-year-old son Pedro participate in the Native American Veterans Association's annual Veterans Appreciation and Heritage Day Pow Wow in South Gate, Calif., Nov. 8, 2014. Alvarez’s father, a Navy Vietnam veteran and member of SEAL Team 2, received three Purple Hearts, the Navy Cross, and the Silver and Bronze stars. DoD photo by Marvin Lynchard

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