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The Forgotten Warriors
The Forgotten Warriors (U.S.A.)
By Patricio Estay
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Otto Stewart, 87, Sergeant 1st Class, 60 Infantry regiment, 9th infantry division. Otto was a professional soldier and served for 22 years in the Army. He fought during the Second World War in Africa with General Patton against the Feldmarshall Rommel, and in Sicily. On D-Day he landed at Utah Beach and crossed Europe until river Elbe, where the American and Soviet troups met. He also took part in the Korea War. Today, he is retired and lives in his home village in Fort Defiance, in the Navajo nation.