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Norval Rogers, Spotted Eagle Warrior Society member, passed on to the spirit world on October 7, 1999 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Fargo, North Dakota. Mr. Rogers, a traditional dancer and member of the AMVETS Post #40 of Leech Lake, was a veteran of WWII and Korea. He was born July 1, 1926 in the Cass Lake area to James Rogers and Dehlia Blackbird. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1943 and served until 1945. He re-enlisted in 1949, serving to 1953. He receive two honorable discharges and several military medal for his naval duties. He worked as a carpenter for many years on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation. He was buried with at the Buck Lake Family Cemetary.