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Duncan Banner - Derrick Miller
The threat of rain didn’t dampen the spirits of those attending the Stephens County Honor Guard’s remembrance service Monday.
The Honor Guard, which honored veterans and fallen soldiers with a Memorial Day service, came together with members of several veteran organizations at the American Legion marker in the Duncan Cemetery. Earlier in the day, the Honor Guard paid a visit to Comanche’s Fairlawn Cemetery and were slated to go to Rush Springs’ cemetery after leaving Duncan.
NewsOK - Chris Casteel
President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that the United States would keep nearly 10,000 troops in Afghanistan through 2016.
The Oklahoman - By Congressmen Tom Cole (OK-04) and Jim Bridenstine (OK-01)
Driven by shrinking budgets across all areas of government, most noticeably to the Department of Defense, President Barack Obama’s recent budget proposal reveals cuts that will reshape the U.S. military for the remainder of the decade and far beyond.
Throughout our more than 237-year history, countless men and women have selflessly answered the call of duty to preserve liberty by serving in our military. Now each day we wake up in a country with freedoms that are coveted, studied and admired across the world. There is no nation greater than the United States of America—a status maintained because of the extraordinary service of those who volunteered to protect our nation.
Norman Transcript - Joy Hampton
One year after an EF-5 tornado devastated a core area of Moore that included the Moore Medical Center, the community gathered on the site of the former hospital to reflect and remember those who were lost.
However, the Moore Community Remembrance Ceremony was not all tears and sorrow. It also was a day of celebration, survival and new beginnings.
“Our weather is tough, but our people are tougher,” Moore Economic Development Director Diedre Ebrey said.
Federal News Radio - Jack Moore
A proposed amendment to the House version of the annual bill setting policy for the Defense Department would preemptively protect DoD employees paid through working-capital funds from potential furloughs.
The measure, which was introduced Monday by Reps. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) and Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.), is being considered by the House Rules Committee Tuesday. The House is expected to take up the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act as early as this week.