When he joined the Navy, CPN member Tyler Vinson thought military service seemed like a viable option for building a skill set, traveling and gaining real-world experience.
In 2019, Citizen Potawatomi Nation member Jazmine Striegel decided to pursue an undergraduate degree and entered the Naval Reserves as a hospital corpsman. She currently studies integrative physiology and neuroscience.
Drafted into the Army while still in high school, and soon enlisting in the Navy, Sharold Ferris served his country for more than three decades before retiring in 2003. He has since finished a college degree and earned two master’s degrees and a doctorate while working 40-hour weeks as a Texas corrections officer. The 68-year-old Read More »
Coinciding with November 11’s Veteran’s Day, FireLake Gifts featured items of the week have a host of items available for our tribal service members, both past and present. FireLake Gift Shop has many items like these at similarly affordable prices which can be seen in our store located inside the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Read More »