Jay Lovato and all his fellows who volunteered to serve America never served in a single Navajo military unit. The Navajo Nation doesn\u2019t have a military. The council claims it is for cultural and religious reasons. I think they just don\u2019t want to spend the money on it. Whatever the reasons, Jay and friends became heroes of America. I remember hearing them grumble about their council, Jay\u2019s dad always the exception of course. Believe it or not I figured out that was a good thing. There\u2019s a lot of places where you can\u2019t grumble about the government without getting you and your family disappeared or worse. So that\u2019s good at least.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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