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On the recordMay 22, 2013
I think anyone who understands Indian country knows that very many Native Americans in terms of a percentage of their population serve in really double, triple, quadruple numbers in the armed services.
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Heidi Heitkamp
Democratic · North Dakota

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Heitkamp highlights the high service rate of Native Americans in the military.

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