TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World ) Marshal D. Roberts has become a common namesake in the Tulsa-area community.
The 28-year-old Air National Guard technical sergeant from Owasso was killed a year ago this week while deployed overseas, and his legacy continues to live on through the inspirational efforts of others.
U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern, for example, introduced legislation in October to rename the Owasso post office after Roberts. Three months later, State Sens. J.J. Dossett, D-Owasso, and Marty Quinn, R-Claremore, filed a bill to rebrand a section of Oklahoma 20 in honor of the fallen airman.
On Sunday, the Oklahoma Air National Guard rounded out a commemorative trifecta by dedicating a facility at the Tulsa Air National Guard Base in remembrance of Roberts, who died in the line of indirect enemy fire while stationed at Camp Taji in Iraq on March 11, 2020.
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