He enlisted in the USMC at the age of 16! Filiberto "Bear" Lujan is part of the Olagaga Lokota Nation.. and the US Marine Corp. His grandfather fought in WWI, while his father and 3 uncles served in WWII. Bear joined up in 1960 and was part of the Cuban missle crisis, before heading to Vietnam three times!
Vietnam veteran US Marine Corp three tours Cuban missle crisis Ogalala Lokota Nation
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