Choctaw man by the name of Bill Pogue is more likely first American Indian in space

Skabewis · 03-26-2008, 02:43 PM

Dear Editor,

My name is Patrick Kennedy, I am a proud citizen of the Chickasaw Nation. I spent 22 years as an Aircraft Flight Mechanic, and even had the honor of working on a subcontract, building the large Fuel Tank Panels for the Space Shuttle Program.

I have always been proud of American Indian achievements, and am proud of my fellow tribal member John Herrington's accomplishments in the space program, and would never try to take any of his wonderful accomplishments away.

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**NorthofAda** · 03-26-2008, 03:05 PM

Wow! That's sure to cause some controversy if it is, indeed, true.

Redstone · 03-26-2008, 05:28 PM

The interesting thing here I found on the net was back on 12/4/02 on Indianz.com reported that technically Mr. Pogue was the first person of native descent to go into space. It was reported that Mr. Pogue was of Cherokee and Choctaw descent but not enrolled in any particular tribe, while Mr. Herrington is enrolled as a Chickasaw. Mr. Pogue was inducted into the Five Civilized Tribes Hall of Fame. Both had impressive careers!

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Skabewis News From Indian Country Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ojibwe Country Posts: 2,935	Choctaw man by the name of Bill Pogue is more likely first American Indian in space Dear Editor, My name is Patrick Kennedy, I am a proud citizen of the Chickasaw Nation. I spent 22 years as an Aircraft Flight Mechanic, and even had the honor of working on a subcontract, building the large Fuel Tank Panels for the Space Shuttle Program. I have always been proud of American Indian achievements, and am proud of my fellow tribal member John Herrington's accomplishments in the space program, and would never try to take any of his wonderful accomplishments away. Read More

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NorthofAda Indian Summer never ends Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Too Far North... Posts: 2,977 Blog Entries: 4	Wow! That's sure to cause some controversy if it is, indeed, true. __________________ "Unconquered, unconquerable!"

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03-26-2008, 05:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
Redstone Numunnu Teh-da Puku Nu Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 230	The interesting thing here I found on the net was back on 12/4/02 on Indianz.com reported that technically Mr. Pogue was the first person of native descent to go into space. It was reported that Mr. Pogue was of Cherokee and Choctaw descent but not enrolled in any particular tribe, while Mr. Herrington is enrolled as a Chickasaw. Mr. Pogue was inducted into the Five Civilized Tribes Hall of Fame. Both had impressive careers!

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