 November is National Native American Heritage Month. Although Native Americans did not become citizens until 1924, their legacy of U.S. military service dates back to the American Revolutionary War when George Washington enlisted them for the Army, Navy and Marines. Today, more than 12,000 sailors and 1,500 civilians of Native American and Alaska Native Heritage serve in the Navy. Native Americans, Alaskan Natives actually have the highest per capita rate of military service of any ethnic groups throughout the U.S. And that's a huge contribution considering I think we make up about 2% of the overall demographic. Send your pictures and stories celebrating Native American Heritage Month so we can share them on Navy.mil. From the Defense Media Activity, I'm Petty Officer Brandy Wills.