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First Sioux to Receive Medal of Honor

February 29, 2008 | |

An article at Army News Service by Carrie McLeroy details the military accomplishments of Master Sgt. Woodrow “Woody” Wilson Keeble during WWII and the Korean War.

Armed with grenades and his Browning Automatic Rifle, Keeble crawled to an area 50 yards from the ridgeline, flanked the left pillbox and used grenades and rifle fire to eliminate it, according to Sagami. After returning to the point where 1st Platoon held the company’s first line of defense, Keeble worked his way to the opposite side of the ridgeline and took out the right pillbox with grenades. “Then without hesitation, he lobbed a grenade into the back entrance of the middle pillbox and with additional rifle fire eliminated it,” Sagami added.

Some sixty years later he will finally be awarded the Medal of Honor in a ceremony at the White House on March 3, 2008 for his heroics during this battle where he saved countless lives.

Native Americans have served with honor for decades. My family’s heritage includes the Cherokee and Chocktaw. It’s nice to see this man getting his due, even if decades later than he should’ve received it.

UPDATE: Here’s a link to a video of the ceremony:


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