“When I get home and people ask me,'Hey, Hoot, why do you do it, man? What are you? Some kind of war junkie? I won't say a goddamn word. Why? They won't understand. They won't understand why we do it. They won't understand that it's about the men next to you. And that's it. That's all it is.”
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Black Hawk
Black Hawk, whose real name was Tecumseh Black Hawk, was a renowned Sauk leader. Born in 1767 and died on October 3, 1838, Black Hawk is known for his leadership role in the early 19th-century American frontier wars, particularly in the 1832 Black Hawk War. He was a brave warrior and strategist, as well as a nationalist, dedicated to protecting the land and culture of the Sauk people. more
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