By Ron Jenkins
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (AP)
Retired Army Gen. Tommy Franks will be the featured speaker and one of the inductees into the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame next month in Oklahoma City.
A Wynnewood native, Franks became commander in chief of the U.S. Central Command. He led American and coalition troops in historic campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Others to be inducted into the military hall on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, include three congressional medal of honor winners.
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By Rochelle Hines
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (AP)
National recognition of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes for their work on the Wa****a Battlefield in Oklahoma is just one more step in a long process toward accurately portraying the deadly clash between Native Americans and the U.S....11-02-2009, 02:54 PM -
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (AP) 6-09
Two former U.S. Olympic athletes are hoping to encourage more American Indian children to participate in sports.
Bronze medal-winning wrestler Joe Henson and former Olympic skier Suzy Chaffee are members of the Native American Sports Foundation...06-12-2009, 10:43 AM -
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (AP)
The state Senate plans to dedicate another original painting that will hang at the Capitol.
The portrait is of Creek journalist and poet laureate Alexander Posey. It will be dedicated on April 13 in the Senate chamber.
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (AP)
The Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office says an Oklahoma City bank tower, a former plantation near Hugo and an railroad near Wanette have been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
04-05-2010, 04:43 PM -
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (AP)
"Tinker Field,” a painting in honor of Tinker Air Force Base and the man for which it was named, was dedicated May 6 in the Oklahoma Senate.
The history of Tinker began in 1940 when a group of businessmen learned that the War Department...05-13-2008, 01:23 PM