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Date of Work
10/07/1952
Description
This letter, dated October 07, 1952, from Lt. Colonel Geo R. Salyer, Adjutant General, to U.S. Representative Usher L. Burdick, updates Burdick on the case of Leo Running Bear. Salyer writes that "higher Headquarters" have directed "this headquarters" to withdraw charges against Running Bear and release him from the Army. Salyer states that Running Bear will soon be returned to civilian status.
Date of Work
Fall 10-7-1952
Keywords
American Indians, Indigenous, Indigenous Peoples, Native Americans, House of Representatives, Military, United States Army, Camp McCoy
Organizations Referenced
United States Army, Camp McCoy, Adjutant General's Corps
People Referenced
Leo Running Bear
Disciplines
American Politics | Arts and Humanities | History | Indigenous Studies | Law | Native American Studies | Political Science
Recommended Citation
Salyer, Geo R., "Letter from Lt. Colonel Geo. R. Salyer, Adjutant General, to U.S. Representative Usher L. Burdick Regarding Withdrawing Charges Against Leo Running Bear and Releasing him from the Army, October 07, 1952" (1952). Usher Burdick Papers. 554.
https://commons.und.edu/burdick-papers/554
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