tarbridge Posted February 28, 2020 Share #1 Posted February 28, 2020 I'm honored to be the caretaker of this Purple Heart to Reuben Red Feather...a child of the Rosebud... Pvt Reuben E. Red Feather (Sicangu Lakota) Sioux was a young draftee when enlisting at Fort Snelling. He crossed the Atlantic and fought in L Co., 3rd Battalion, 317th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division in Northeast France. Wounded in combat, he was awarded the Purple Heart. On 18 November, while scouting on the German enemy frontier in Marienthal, Pvt Red Feather failed to rejoin his platoon. Two weeks later, the young Lakota from Rosebud was found to have been killed in action. After the war, his remains were repatriated for burial in ancestral ground. A long time ago, the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Woman came to Earth and gave the Lakota people a Sacred Pipe and a small round stone. These gifts were to be used in the first rite, Keeping of the Soul, which she taught them. She also said six other rituals would be revealed to them. Then, she left the people saying, "There will be four ages, and I will look in on you once each age. At the end of the four ages, I will return." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted February 28, 2020 Share #2 Posted February 28, 2020 Thank you for this tribute to one of the greatest generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottplen Posted February 28, 2020 Share #3 Posted February 28, 2020 Nice ! i remember this heart from years ago selling on Ebay to a certain dealer !!! Great that you snagged it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbridge Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted February 28, 2020 Nice ! i remember this heart from years ago selling on Ebay to a certain dealer !!! Great that you snagged it ! I have chased this Purple Heart for years...I tried to buy this medal when it sold on Ebay also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottplen Posted February 28, 2020 Share #5 Posted February 28, 2020 Its a rare piece of history ! It had to be 15 years ago or so . I bid on it but that craig guy snagged it ! Glad it found a good home ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbridge Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted February 28, 2020 Its a rare piece of history ! It had to be 15 years ago or so . I bid on it but that craig guy snagged it ! Glad it found a good home !Craig owned it later...it was bought by another gentleman I know on Ebay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottplen Posted February 28, 2020 Share #7 Posted February 28, 2020 only the second native american KIA heart i have seen with native name ! I had a seminole indian heart years ago to a 40th division KIA but it did not have native name. Congrats !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnertwo Posted February 28, 2020 Share #8 Posted February 28, 2020 Nice! Please post the story on him. G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGA-DOG Posted February 29, 2020 Share #9 Posted February 29, 2020 I looked at this post multiple times trying to find the words to say about this medal and its history. The ultimate sacrifice for a greater good can never be repaid. Robert, I'm glad it found a good home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swabbie Posted February 29, 2020 Share #10 Posted February 29, 2020 Great medal Robert. It really feels good when you chase one for years and finally obtain it. I'm happy it's "home". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWalsh Posted February 29, 2020 Share #11 Posted February 29, 2020 I too remember when it first surfaced on eBay. Didnt it come out of Nebraska? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith Posted February 29, 2020 Share #12 Posted February 29, 2020 Congratulations Robert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted March 1, 2020 Share #13 Posted March 1, 2020 Very nice Robert. Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted March 1, 2020 Share #14 Posted March 1, 2020 The irony is so rich reading this; if you are familiar with the treatment the Dakota people were given at Fort Snelling in 1862/3 and a few decades later a warrior from the Lakota enlists at the same place....... WOW! Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swag Posted March 6, 2020 Share #15 Posted March 6, 2020 Is this piece numbered? Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted March 6, 2020 Share #16 Posted March 6, 2020 Great medal, Robert/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluehawk Posted March 7, 2020 Share #17 Posted March 7, 2020 Fantastic, very gratifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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