Sgt. Tyson Two Two stood on a war blanket provided by his family, a traditional Northern Cheyenne Tribe war bonnet perfectly complementing his dress blues, as drummers and singers welcomed him home.
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A war blanket for Two Two was laid on the floor to stand on during the ceremony, another was draped around his shoulders and family members replaced his Marine Corps dress cap with a feathered war bonnet as a small circle of drummers thumped a steady rhythm in the background.

Two Two's father, Vince Two Two Sr., said the war blankets are handed down in families and given to returning warriors to help ward off bad dreams from war demons and comfort them while they sleep. The war bonnet, he said, helps usher in change.

"We know them as soldiers when they go in (to war)," Vince Two Two explained. "When they come back, they are warrior-soldiers."