The guy in the picture next to me is Jim Jenkins from Missouri. Jim was there when my friend Martin Jim died in Vietnam in 1971. The picture was taken at Metwe-Shobney Cemetery in the middle of our reservation at a place called "No Man's Land."
While here he, and his wife Cindy, had breakfast with the Hale family at our casino buffet. After that our Indian guide, Roy Hale took him to the memorial wall in our park. The wall has all Potawatomi veterans on it, Jim was fairly impressed with the wall. After that, Roy took him to the Veteran's office to see all the pictures of veterans over the years.
Jim was last here 12 years ago and hasn't changed much at all, but I imagine we looked aged to him. He answered many questions for us. He is a good man and respectful of our people and we enjoy being around him. I'm glad to have met him again and hear of his experiences!
His visit was short, but again memorable to us since we had a common friend and it doesn't hurt to remember.
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