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Submitted photoThe 138th TFW has accepted an invitation to fly over the parade route of the McAlester Armed Forces Day Parade, set for 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 1, in Downtown McAlester. featured Adrian O Hanlon III
Apr 30, 2021
Submitted photoThe 138th TFW has accepted an invitation to fly over the parade route of the McAlester Armed Forces Day Parade, set for 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 1, in Downtown McAlester.
McAlester Armed Forces Day Parade Chairman Jeff Wolf provides information about the festivities this weekend.
1. What is the theme for this year s event?
This year s theme is the 30th anniversary of Operation Desert Storm. It s kind of a heart-felt deal for McAlester because the McAlester-based 445th Military Police Company of the Oklahoma National Guard was deployed to the Middle East during Operation Desert Storm. If anyone is a Desert Storm veteran or family of a Desert Storm vet, we will have a special section for the
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Not even the events of Jan. 6 could keep me from attending this inauguration.
I ve been to a few. I met Marion Barry at Clinton s, was part of the historic throngs at Obama s, helped stop traffic in protest at Trump s, and wrote about it all.
But with the spectre of possible violence and the virus continuing its rage, I wasn t fully certain. I didn t apply for press admission, didn t pack hand warmers. I decided to drive to a friend s home in the D.C. area and gauge it. Naysayers abounded, but I reminded them that journalists don t run from danger, but toward it.