A Memorial to American Indian Veterans is planned for the Riverside National Cemetery (22495 Van Buren Boulevard, Riverside). The site, by the lake near the entrance and the POW/MIA Memorial, has been selected and fundraising is ongoing. The sculpture entitled The Gift has been made by sculptor A. Thomas Schomberg and is at the cemetery waiting for the memorial to be completed. The twice-life sized statue shows a dignified and resolute native American wrapped in a Continental flag holding a Jefferson Medal - the gift given to the native American tribes in the early days of our country as a token of peace and friendship. It is shown here as a representation of the service of American Indian veterans. One of the groundskeepers showed me the statue which is currently in a maintenance yard. More information about the statue and memorial can be found here and a series of videos about it can be found through the Schomberg studio website.
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