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THE SIGNIFICANCE OF A VETERAN'S DAY by SIMON J. ORTIZ

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First Line: I HAPPEN TO BE A VETERAN
Subject(s): NATIVE AMERICANS; INDIANS OF AMERICA; AMERICAN INDIANS; INDIANS OF SOUTH AMERICA;

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