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TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma - The Cherokee Nation would like to invite all veterans, as well as families and friends of veterans, to participate in a special tribute ceremony this Veterans Day. The staff of the Cherokee Nation Office of Veterans Affairs will host a ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 10 a.m. at the Cherokee Nation tribal complex on Hwy. 62 south of Tahlequah. The event will take place at the Cherokee Nation Warrior’s Memorial, east of the main building. Principal Chief Chad Smith, and the Deputy Principal Chief, Joe Grayson, Jr., will speak, as well as other tribal, state and local dignitaries. If weather permits, the activities will begin with a helicopter fly-in. The Cherokee National Youth Choir and the Stilwell High School band will provide music during the program, and the Talking Leaves Job Corps Color Guard will post the colors. During the ceremony, the Cherokee Nation Education Corporation will also dedicate a granite bench. CNEC is contributing the bench to be placed as a permanent feature of the Warrior’s Memorial so that visitors may sit and enjoy peaceful reflection. “Please help us honor those who have given so much of their lives, so that you and I can enjoy ours,” said Rogan Noble of the Office of Veterans Affairs.

Related Cherokee Nation contact information:

Mike Miller, Cherokee Nation Director of Communications Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2210) Fax: 918-458-5580 E-mail: Communications@cherokee.org Larry Daugherty, Advertising Manager Cherokee Nation - Public Affairs Phone 918-456-0671 (Ex.2324) E-mail: ldaugherty@cherokee.org

Steven Swogger, Agriculture Liaison Natural Resources Department Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2546) FAX: 918-458-7673 E-mail: sswogger@cherokee.org Bradley D. Peak, Cherokee Nation Natural Resources Specialist Phone: 918-456-0671 (ex.2843) E-mail: bpeak@cherokee.org