Abilene, Texas, native Chief Warrant Officer Rick Runninghawk, the tactical operations officer for the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade "Warriors," 1st Cavalry Division, speaks to troopers about his Cherokee roots and American Indian history during the National American Indian Heritage Month ceremony at Camp Taji, Iraq, Nov. 3. "We care about our great nation, the United States of America, as much as anyone else," Runninghawk proudly proclaimed about American Indians.