Posted on Nov 30, 2020
Sports Heroes Who Served: Native American Marine Took Olympic Gold in 1964
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Tamakoce Te'Hila, a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, is better known as Billy Mills, an Olympic great.
His Indian name means "loves his country," and it also means "respects the earth." Mills lived up to his name because after graduating from the University of Kansas, he was commissioned in the Marine Corps Reserve in 1962.
His Indian name means "loves his country," and it also means "respects the earth." Mills lived up to his name because after graduating from the University of Kansas, he was commissioned in the Marine Corps Reserve in 1962.
Sports Heroes Who Served: Native American Marine Took Olympic Gold in 1964
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel awesome Native American share, I always learn something new from your reads/shares.
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What a motivational story of a great individual. He was not running alone, the Spirit of many generations pushed him forward.
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