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Washington Post corrects key part of Covington story — Native American activist Nathan Phillips did not fight in the Vietnam War
11:09 AM - 22 Jan 2019
https://twitter.com/DavidMastio/status/1087789364141264897
Correction: Earlier versions of this story incorrectly said that Native American activist Nathan Phillips fought in the Vietnam War. Phillips served in the U.S. Marines from 1972 to 1976 but was never deployed to Vietnam.
... that’s why he would say he served in “Vietnam times”.
This makes me so angry. They are trying to force kids to accept being wrong and racist.
Activist Nathan Phillips now says he will meet with Covington Catholic students
Native American activist Nathan Phillips has changed his mind and now says he will meet with students at Covington Catholic High School.
He’s offering to travel as a delegate representing the international coalition behind the Indigenous Peoples March to Covington Catholic High School in and have a dialogue about cultural appropriation, racism and the importance of listening to and respecting diverse cultures, he said in a Tuesday news release.
He says he’d like to use what occurred as a teachable moment.
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“I have read the statement from Nick Sandmann, the student who stared at me for a long time. He did not apologize, and I believe there are intentional falsehoods in his testimony,” Phillips continued. “But I have faith that human beings can use a moment like this to find a way to gain understanding from one another.”
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