Joseph Podlasek, left, founding member and Vice President of National Urban Indian Family Coalition, receives a certificate of appreciation from Army Reserve Brig. Gen. Frederick R. Maiocco Jr., commanding general, 85th Support Command, during the command’s Native American Heritage Observance Dec. 5, 2015. Podlasek was invited to shed some light onto the Native American history and how it ties into their service to the United States as the number one ethnicity to volunteer in the armed forces. Podlasek said one-in-four Native Americans join the Armed Forces. (Photo by Sgt. Aaron Berogan)

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