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Rick Ussery from the Choctaw Cherokee nation arranges ceremonial regalia of fallen warriors during the Native American Veterans Association's annual Veterans Appreciation and Heritage Day Pow Wow in South Gate, Calif., Nov. 8, 2014.

Rick Ussery from the Choctaw Cherokee nation arranges ceremonial regalia of fallen warriors during the Native American Veterans Association's annual Veterans Appreciation and Heritage Day Pow Wow in South Gate, Calif., Nov. 8, 2014.

Rick Ussery from the Choctaw Cherokee nation arranges ceremonial regalia of fallen warriors during the Native American Veterans Association's annual Veterans Appreciation and Heritage Day Pow Wow in South Gate, Calif., Nov. 8, 2014.

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