A Wake For An

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A Wake For An Indian Warrior
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Bands of warriors U.S. Marines prepare to
transfer the flag-drapedcasket carrying Cpl.
Brett Lundstrom, 22, from a hearse to a wagon
last Saturday on the road leading to Kyle, S.D.
He earns the American flag from his
government, says Vietnam veteran John Around
Him. He earns the eagle feather from his
people.
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Funeral procession Indians from the Pine Ridge
reservation carry handmade quilts behind the
casket of Marine Cpl. Brett Lundstrom as they
make their way to Little Wound High School for a
42-hour wake. Lundstrom enlisted in the Marines
in January 2003. Not only did he volunteer as a
Marine, he volunteered to be infantry, says his
father, Ed Lundstrom.
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Chief John Spotted Tail, Rosebud, South Dakota,
watches as Marines transport the casket of Marine
Cpl. Brett Lundstrom, who was killed in Iraq on
January 7, 2006, into Little Wound School in
Kyle, South Dakota, on January 14, 2006. Wake
services were held for the next three days at the
school. Lakota traveled from throughout the area
to pay their respects to the 21 year old Marine.
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Staff of honor Louis Kills Straight holds a
staff adorned with buffalo hair and eagle
feathers, along with photos of tribal members who
are serving in Iraq. Lundstrom, 22, was killed
Jan. 7 in Fallujah.
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Home of the Mustangs The body of Marine Cpl.
Brett Lundstrom, who was killed by small-arms
fire Jan. 7 in Fallujah, lies in state in a
flag-draped casket inside a 30-foot tepee set up
in the gymnasium of Little Wound High School on
the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. U.S. Marines
took shifts standing guard at the entrance.
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William Under Baggage, uncle of Cpl. Brett
Lundstrom, who was killed in Fallujah on January
7, 2006, walks around the Little Wound School gym
while holding high a photo of the Marine. Wake
services for Marine Cpl. Brett Lundstrom were
held January 14-16 at the Little Wound School in
Kyle, SD, on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
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Honor for bravery An eagle feather rests on the
body of Cpl. Brett Lundstrom during his wake
Sunday at Little Wound High School in Kyle,
S.D., on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The
feather was set in place the evening before
during a traditional naming ceremony. His name
is Wanbli Isnala, his great-uncle, Birgil Kills
Straight, said. It translates to Lone Eagle.
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Grieving family Doyla Underbaggage Lundstrom,
mother of Cpl. Brett Lundstrom, breaks down as
Capt. Chris Sutherland presents her and Ed
Lundstrom, Bretts father, with their sons watch
and dog tags Sunday during the wake in the
gymnasium at Little Wound High School.
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Customary gift Ed and Doyla Lundstrom give a
quilt to honor guard member Lance Cpl. Zachary
Borley during their sons wake. Such quilts
usually sell for up to 600. Earthly property,
it doesnt mean nothing right now its life
that has worth, says war veteran Sylvester Bad
Cob.
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Sylvester Bad Cob, center, a veteran of WWII and
Korea, gathers with other Lakota veterans in the
cafeteria of Little Wound School in Kyle, South
Dakota, on January 15, 2006. Lakota veterans from
throughout the area gathered to pay their
respects to Marine Cpl. Brett Lundstrom, who was
killed in Iraq on January 7, 2006.
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Everett Thunder Bull, Martin, SD, a Vietnam
Veteran with the Wild Horse Butte Tokala veterans
society, looks at a display honoring Lakota who
are serving in the military on a wall at Little
Wound High School in Kyle, SD. Thunder Bull dons
an eagle feather, which all Lakota warriors
receive when they return from war.
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Saying goodbye for now Amanda Munoz, of
Thornton, kisses her cousin, Marine Cpl. Brett
Lundstrom, during his wake Sunday in Kyle, S.D.
Lundstrom was buried Wednesday at Fort Logan
National Cemetery in Denver. American Indians
have the highest per-capita participation in the
armed services of any ethnic group. Lundstroms
father, Ed, now retired, was a career Marine.
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William Under Baggage, uncle of Marine Cpl. Brett
Lundstrom, who was killed in Iraq on January 7,
2006, bangs a drum during a hair cutting
ceremony, during which relatives put locks of
their own hair in the Marine's casket. Lundstrom,
who was Oglala Sioux, lied in state at the Little
Wound School in Kyle, SD.
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Marines stand at attention over the casket of
Cpl. Brett Lundstrom, who was killed in Iraq on
January 7, 2006, in front of a tipi at Little
Wound School in Kyle, South Dakota, on January
15, 2006. According to Lakota tradition,
Lunsdtrom was put in the tipi over night to
communicate with his relatives who have passed
before him, who will guide him to the spirit
world.
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Samantha Janis,16, far left, hugs her aunt,
Vernona Under Baggage, as they follow the casket
of Marine Cpl. Brett Lundstrom, who was killed in
Iraq on January 7, 2006, as he is taken from
Little Wound School in Kyle, South Dakota,on
Monday, January 16, 2006. Lundtsrom, who was
Lakota, was honored in Kyle by the Native
American community during a three day wake.
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A woman watches as Marine Cpl. Brett Lundstrom,
who was killed in Iraq on January 7, 2006, leaves
Little Wound School in Kyle, SD, after a two
night wake on Monday, January 16, 2006. He was
later buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery.
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A horse drawn wagon carries the casket of Cpl.
Brett Lundstrom on the road leading to Kyle, SD,
on Saturday, January 14, 2006. As a Lakota, the
Marine was honored during a three day wake
service at the Little Wound School in Kyle, SD.
Lundstrom was killed in Fallujah on January 7,
2006, and will be buried at Fort Logan National
Cemetery.
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Everywhere. Past and Current
Living and Dead. We are free because of you.