A Minnesota PBS Initiative
Where Our Ancestors Are Buried
Joseph Day talks about how his Navy service helped him develop discipline in all aspects of his life, and about Native American military tradition.
Lake country from air, October 1969. Photo by Albert Herring, public domain.
LEARNING DISCIPLINE
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TRADITION OF PROTECTION
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Biographical Details
Submitted From: St. Paul, MN
Primary Location During Vietnam: Vietnam 
Story Subject: Military Service
Military Branch: U.S. Navy
My father and all his brothers were all eager to go to war to protect this country. So consequently I followed that example, too.
Joseph's story was captured with the help of Ampers as part of the Minnesota Humanities Center's Veterans' Voices Initiative and was shared with permission.
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Story Themes: 1965, Ampers, Discipline, Draft, Enlisting, Family, Joseph Day, Listen, Minnesota Humanities Center, Native American, Native Warriors, Navy, Patriotism, Saint Paul, St Paul, Veteran's Voices