Veterans' Voices: Ogichida Warriors
Series produced by WGZS
Short segments featuring stories from Fond du Lac service members.
Veterans' Voices: Ogichida Warriors is a series exploring the knowledge, experience, and leadership of Native American (specifically those associated with Fond du Lac) service members.
This project is made possible by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
10 Pieces
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Iraq War vet Davalance DePoe talks about PTSD and the healing he’s found through the VA and his spiritual practices.
- Added: Jan 08, 2024
- Length: 01:30
With the 82nd Airborne, Davalance DePoe participated in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. His unit secured three bridges during the Battle of Samawah.
- Added: Jan 08, 2024
- Length: 01:30
Davalance DePoe always wanted to jump out of an airplane. He got his chance in infantry and jump school to become a member of the Army’s 82nd Airbo...
- Added: Jan 08, 2024
- Length: 01:30
Fran White entered the US Army in 1969. She worked for a colonel, who was particular about red pens, and did a lot of latrine duty, but her service...
- Added: Jan 08, 2024
- Length: 01:30
Fran White was once told her service didn’t count. She’d never seen combat. But from 1969-71, her work as an Army clerk ensured that the combat sol...
- Added: Jan 08, 2024
- Length: 01:30
When Dennis Krivinchuk returned from Vietnam, he didn’t talk about his service. Vets were being labeled baby killers. Having a daughter changed his...
- Added: Jan 08, 2024
- Length: 01:30
Army veteran Dennis Krivinchuk recounts his tour in Vietnam, fighting the North Vietnamese Army in the A Shau Valley and Con Thien.
- Added: Jan 08, 2024
- Length: 01:30
Dennis Krivinchuk had already flunked his military physical three times when he was drafted. He talks about being part of an artillery unit in Vie...
- Added: Jan 08, 2024
- Length: 01:30
Korean War veteran Al Kitto talks about his upbringing as a young native boy in South Dakota. He shares his experience in helping recent veterans b...
- Added: Jan 08, 2024
- Length: 01:30
Al Kiddo, a veteran of the Korean War, recounts an early memory in which he injured his hand during a storm of the coast of Japan.
- Added: Jan 08, 2024
- Length: 01:31
