USS Oklahoma Marble Markers To Be Sent
The first shipment of marble markers bearing the names of the 429 men who died on the USS Oklahoma will soon be headed to Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii to complete the national monument for the USS Oklahoma which will be dedicated this December.
State Senator Jim Reynolds (pictured), who has been working with USS Oklahoma survivors on this project for the past several years, said there will be a brief ceremony at the South Plaza of the State Capitol this Thursday to mark the occasion.
“This will be a wonderful occasion, and I would urge people to come join us as we continue to work to complete the permanent memorial to the 429 men who lost their lives on the ship named for our state," said Reynolds.
Reynolds said the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and members of various state biker organizations will escort the markers to the state border after leaving the Capitol on Thursday.
“This December 7, it will be 66 years since those brave men died on the USS Oklahoma—the ship with the second highest lost of life of any the day of the attack. This memorial is long overdue,” Reynolds said.
"I hope that those who can will attend this historic event,” said Republican Party Chairman Gary Jones. “Senator Reynolds and USS Oklahoma survivor Paul Goodyear are seeing their vision become a reality. I applaud their efforts, along with all others who assisted along the way.”
The ceremony to observe the send-off of the markers will be held Thursday, October 18, 11 a.m., on the South Plaza of the Capitol. For more information, contact Sen. Jim Reynolds at 405-521-5522. (END)
State Senator Jim Reynolds (pictured), who has been working with USS Oklahoma survivors on this project for the past several years, said there will be a brief ceremony at the South Plaza of the State Capitol this Thursday to mark the occasion.
“This will be a wonderful occasion, and I would urge people to come join us as we continue to work to complete the permanent memorial to the 429 men who lost their lives on the ship named for our state," said Reynolds.
Reynolds said the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and members of various state biker organizations will escort the markers to the state border after leaving the Capitol on Thursday.
“This December 7, it will be 66 years since those brave men died on the USS Oklahoma—the ship with the second highest lost of life of any the day of the attack. This memorial is long overdue,” Reynolds said.
"I hope that those who can will attend this historic event,” said Republican Party Chairman Gary Jones. “Senator Reynolds and USS Oklahoma survivor Paul Goodyear are seeing their vision become a reality. I applaud their efforts, along with all others who assisted along the way.”
The ceremony to observe the send-off of the markers will be held Thursday, October 18, 11 a.m., on the South Plaza of the Capitol. For more information, contact Sen. Jim Reynolds at 405-521-5522. (END)
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