Last original Navajo Code Talker dies

[timpage]

Originally Posted by Jewish Lawyer

Of course not.
But, in Speaker's Corner in London one time, someone called me a whiteskin...I got over it.
BTW, if people want to give the billionaire owner of the Redskins a hard time, I don't really defend him, anyway. They should boycott games and merchandise, picket, whatever.
I believe it is a credible argument, though, that the name is meant to honor the warrior qualities of the Native Americans, and should be looked at as an honor in its own, old fashioned way.

Well, there is your answer isn't it? If you recognize that it would be utterly inappropriate and offensive to call a native American a "redskin" to his face, how can it be proper to have a nationally prominent sports franchise named the Redskins?

I don't get your argument at all about how the name is meant to honor native American warriors. Did they, or do they, call their warrior heroes redskins? I don't think so.

[I B Hankering]

You're a queer-ass mutha fucka, Old-Twerp. Once again you jumped right over your butt-buddy's comment to assail someone else, Old-Twerp! So your stupid notion as to who polluted what is as fucked up as you, Old-Twerp, you Pollyanna poser.

[Jewish Lawyer]

Originally Posted by timpage

Well, there is your answer isn't it? If you recognize that it would be utterly inappropriate and offensive to call a native American a "redskin" to his face, how can it be proper to have a nationally prominent sports franchise named the Redskins?

I don't get your argument at all about how the name is meant to honor native American warriors. Did they, or do they, call their warrior heroes redskins? I don't think so.

I'm not sure what they called themselves, but I suppose "redskin" never really occurred to them.
These days, any conversation I have, except on here, I'm real careful what I call anyone.
If a national groundswell to change the name occurs, I don't really care about pro football, anyway.
My opinion on Native Americans is give the land back, fuck do I care, I don't own any real estate anymore!!!

[Old-T]

IB, for a reply see: http://eccie.net/showthread.php?t=1079216

[Yssup Rider]

Originally Posted by I B Hankering

You're a queer-ass mutha fucka, Old-Twerp. Once again you jumped right over your butt-buddy's comment to assail someone else, Old-Twerp! So your stupid notion as to who polluted what is as fucked up as you, Old-Twerp, you Pollyanna poser.

What in the FUCK are you talking about, IBIdiot?

[Old-T]

A short epilogue.

I flew out to Albuquerque to attend the funeral of Chester Nez. In a lot of ways it was very ordinary, in a quite unordinary way. The church parking lot was full and police were directing cars to park a couple streets away by the time I arrived. The church itself was almost full—multiple hundreds—very different from most the funerals I’ve attended recently.

A diverse mix of people. The majority of the people were Dine, with Michael (his son) and family filling the first couple pews, but there were many others. His connection to the military—even if it was only a few years—was evident as well. A Marine honor guard, a large turn out of VFW and other veterans groups. Some clearly his WW-II contemporaries. The conversations I heard throughout talked about his humility, his patience, and his easy smile. I sat off to the side, next to a couple young Marines who flew in on leave from Twentynine Palms. I offered them a ride to the graveside site in Santa Fe. They had a late flight out so they accepted and we followed the procession.

The cemetery was exceedingly crowded, I counted over 150 motorcycles on the ride up along with many cars. When the ceremony turned more private we slipped out and drove back to the airport and flew our separate ways.

[i'va biggen]

Thanks !!!

[I B Hankering]

Originally Posted by Old-T

A short epilogue.

I flew out to Albuquerque to attend the funeral of Chester Nez. In a lot of ways it was very ordinary, in a quite unordinary way. The church parking lot was full and police were directing cars to park a couple streets away by the time I arrived. The church itself was almost full—multiple hundreds—very different from most the funerals I’ve attended recently.

A diverse mix of people. The majority of the people were Dine, with Michael (his son) and family filling the first couple pews, but there were many others. His connection to the military—even if it was only a few years—was evident as well. A Marine honor guard, a large turn out of VFW and other veterans groups. Some clearly his WW-II contemporaries. The conversations I heard throughout talked about his humility, his patience, and his easy smile. I sat off to the side, next to a couple young Marines who flew in on leave from Twentynine Palms. I offered them a ride to the graveside site in Santa Fe. They had a late flight out so they accepted and we followed the procession.

The cemetery was exceedingly crowded, I counted over 150 motorcycles on the ride up along with many cars. When the ceremony turned more private we slipped out and drove back to the airport and flew our separate ways.

[cptjohnstone]

there some Comanche Indians in Lawton, OK that had their own language and it was used in WWII, so not all are dead

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