![]() Millions of brave men and women answered their … extraordinary Americans will never be forgotten. Proclamation 9831-National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2018įounded. Ughout American history, the men and women of our Armed Forces … unaccounted for will never be forgotten. Proclamation 9789-National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2018 We pray for guidance, wisdom … wisdom, and protection for the men and women in uniform who … Proclamation 9781-National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, 2018 Proclamation 9722-National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, 2018Īmerican Revolution, brave men and women have selflessly … unaccounted-for comrades are not forgotten. Great debt we owe to the men and women who serve in the … Their sacrifice has not been forgotten. Standing up for the many forgotten men and women who elected him … Statement by the Press Secretary on the Impeachment Inquiry by the House of Representatives ![]() Promised to stand for the forgotten men and women of this country-whether … Has been fighting for the forgotten men & women of America since … Has been fighting for the forgotten men and women of America. Nate Schaeffer is a public affairs specialist with the Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System.Our rural communities, the forgotten men and women of America are forgotten NO LONGER! #OpportunityNow … When you wake up in the morning and you come in and you have the sun coming in over the east, you have dew on the grass, the headstones are all aligned, it’s just an incredible feeling.” “I can’t imagine doing anything else for the rest of my career,” he said. Rhoades also said it is a great honor to serve the more than 21,000 heroes that are interred at Fort Gibson National Cemetery. ![]() I also have family members that are buried here. “Every one of these men and women are heroes,” said Settlemyre. Settlemyre, who assists in burials and maintains the grounds and graves at Fort Gibson National Cemetery, said his profession as a caretaker is the greatest honor of his life. It’s just a great honor to be here for the family.” “We pulled into Pearl Harbor on deployments. #NEVER FORGET PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY 2018 FULL#“Today’s service kind of comes full circle for me because in 1982, I had the privilege of being stationed in Hawaii,” said Settlemyre. “For anyone who has ever gone in and out of Pearl Harbor, manned the rails and paid their respects to the USS Arizona and battleship row, it’s a quiet, somber experience that you never forget,” said Rhoades.Ĭlyde Settlemyre, a caretaker at Fort Gibson National Cemetery, also served in Hawaii with the U.S. William Rhoades, director, Fort Gibson/Fort Sill National Cemeteries, said the service was humbling for him, especially since he spent time in Pearl Harbor during his U.S. We have waited so long for him to be home.”įort Gibson National Cemetery staff proud to serve Miller said Wicker’s homecoming means the world to the family. I just wish my dad could be here to see this.” She was real close to him, and mourned him until she died. “I can’t believe the full military service. “The service was wonderful,” said Miller. 4 and said she wished her dad and grandmother could have witnessed Wicker returning home. Renee Miller, Eugene Wicker’s great niece, attended the service at Fort Gibson on Aug. The following day, the native of Coweta, Oklahoma was laid to rest with full military honors at Fort Gibson National Cemetery in Fort Gibson. 3, after more than 76 years, Wicker’s remains returned to Oklahoma. Thanks to modern DNA technology, Wicker’s remains were identified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. ![]() ![]() “We have waited so long for him to be home” But nine Japanese torpedoes quickly capsized the battleship and Wicker was one of 429 Sailors and Marines from the USS Oklahoma crew to die.īy the time the military finally raised USS Oklahoma in 1946, remains of the crew could not be identified, and were buried in Pearl Harbor. Wicker, a radio operator, was on duty that Sunday morning and sounded the alarm of the Japanese attack. 7, 1941, Seaman 1 st Class Eugene Woodrow Wicker, only 20 years old, was serving aboard the USS Oklahoma in Pearl Harbor when the Japanese launched their infamous surprise attack. This story first appeared on VA’s Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System’s website. ![]()
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