Honoring the Veterans Powwow at Mashantucket Pequot Museum

November 06, 2015 11:00 pm • Last Updated: November 08, 2015 9:08 pm

By Tim Cook

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Colonel Bert Waters is honored by being the Eagle Staff bearer during the grand entry and opening ceremonies of the fourth annual "Honoring the Veterans Powwow" at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center in Mashantucket Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. Waters is a member of the Wampanoag Tribal Nation and served in the Marines for 33 years. (Tim Cook/The Day)
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Retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. Bert Waters is honored by being the Eagle Staff bearer during the grand entry and opening ceremonies of the fourth annual "Honoring the Veterans Powwow" at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center in Mashantucket Saturday. Waters is a member of the Wampanoag Tribal Nation and served in the Marines for 33 years.

Native American dancers line up for the grand entry at the start of the fourth annual "Honoring the Veterans Powwow" at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center in Mashantucket Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. (Tim Cook/The Day)
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Mashantucket Pequot Tribal security officer and U.S. Army veteran Dennis Hazard carries the U.S. flag into the ceremony during the grand entry for the fourth annual "Honoring the Veterans Powwow" at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center in Mashantucket Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. (Tim Cook/The Day)
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