Former Chief Robert Youngdeer featured at Veteran's Day Celebration

“I’m proud my blood is part of the red in our flag,” World War II veteran Robert Youngdeer of Cherokee, left, tells fellow Marine Jeremy Powell of Cullowhee and others during Southwestern Community College’s Veteran’s Day Celebration Thursday, Nov. 10. At the Battle of Guadalcanal, Youngdeer, a former Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, was shot in the left nostril by a bullet that pierced his right ear and sliced his tongue. During his presentation, sponsored by SCC’s Native American Society, Youngdeer paid tribute to the late Wesley Driver and Sheridan Smith, and other Cherokee who were killed in battle.

The ROTC from Cherokee High School presented the colors.	Former Chief Youngdeer
The Veteran's Day Celebration was sponsored by SCC's Native American Society.

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