U.S. Marine Corps Purple Heart recipient Jim Mercer lended a hand as U.S. Navy Veteran Thomas Humphress spread out a special Quilt of Valor he made especially in Mercer’s honor.
Members of the McAlester-area community gathered Friday at the Scottish Rite Temple in McAlester on Veterans Day to honor veterans and active service members — and to watch as a
Final preparations are underway for the Veterans Day Luncheon in McAlester followed by a free concert that evening by the renowned 77th U.S. Army Band.
McAlester’s two-day celebration of its 75th Annivesary Diamond Anniversary of Armed Forces Day began with the comeback of the annual Armed Forces Day Luncheon, held this year at the Scottish