Wecome to Chet Bennett, the Cheyenne Ranger. I spoke to Chet today, a Ranger who is of Cheyenne ancestors and a 3 tour veteran of Vietnam. He served with the 199 th Light Infantry Brigade. Chet lives in Colorado now and is 100% disabled from a number of wounds, one of which is brain cancer.
One of the many things we discussed was the relationship I had as a school kid with many of the students that came from Indian heritage. Chet and I spoke about his grandmother, a woman who was very influential in his life. She lived to be 100 years old when she passed away.
Chet told me that she related a story to him when he was very young. It was about the white settlers that had moved into their part of the Country. She said that she asked; "How long do you intend to stay".
I won't go into the details of the 45 minute long conversation but will simply say that he had a comment to make about today's immigration problem. He said that someone told him that we need to hang a sign on the Statue of Liberty that says: "No Vacancy".
Welcome aboard, Chet.
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