The great grandson of the legendary Chiricahua Apache warrior, Geronimo, has asked the President that the Yale secret society, Skull and Bones, return the bones of his ancestor so that they may be properly buried near his birthplace in the Gila wilderness. Harlyn Geronimo believes that the remains entombed in the club's headquarters are his great grandfather's. Legend has it that Geronimo's skull and bones were removed from burial at Fort Sill, Oklahoma by Prescott Bush, the President's grandfather, and others. The President is also a member of the secret organization. The White House has not responded to the request received last year. Whether the bones are Geronimo's or belong to another Native American prisoner of war, they should be returned for proper burial according to the tribe's customs. Granted an audience by newly elected Theodore Roosevelt, the war chief requested that he be allowed to die in his own country. He died at Ft. Sill in 1909. Surely he can go home now.Friday, June 22, 2007
Geronimo Does Not Rest
The great grandson of the legendary Chiricahua Apache warrior, Geronimo, has asked the President that the Yale secret society, Skull and Bones, return the bones of his ancestor so that they may be properly buried near his birthplace in the Gila wilderness. Harlyn Geronimo believes that the remains entombed in the club's headquarters are his great grandfather's. Legend has it that Geronimo's skull and bones were removed from burial at Fort Sill, Oklahoma by Prescott Bush, the President's grandfather, and others. The President is also a member of the secret organization. The White House has not responded to the request received last year. Whether the bones are Geronimo's or belong to another Native American prisoner of war, they should be returned for proper burial according to the tribe's customs. Granted an audience by newly elected Theodore Roosevelt, the war chief requested that he be allowed to die in his own country. He died at Ft. Sill in 1909. Surely he can go home now.