Joe Medicine Crow, Who Became The Last Crow War Chief By Battling The Third Reich

[The Heretic]

10 Facts About Dr. Joe Medicine Crow, Who Became The Last Crow War Chief By Battling The Third Reich

Wars are often fought by massive groups of people, but even in the largest conflicts, unique individuals like Joe Medicine Crow stand out. Joe Medicine Crow was born in 1913 near Lodge Grass, MT. Despite his family's long tradition of military service, he originally planned to enter academia. But...

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[Dungannon]

I remember him being one of the four veterans highlighted in Ken Burns documentary about World War II.

 

[Alexx1401]

I remember him being one of the four veterans highlighted in Ken Burns documentary about World War II.

That was a VERY well done show. I have watched it a couple times and bought a set of the discs. I have loaned them to a few younger people I work with to take home and watch. They were always shocked at what they never were told is school. When I was a kid there were WWII vets everywhere. I never really understood why none of them wanted to talk about it until watching that series. Really shined a light on it. Now most kids know nothing of what it was like other than being told how the US was a monster.