Navy Veteran Raising Money To Install Statue For Local Medal Of Honor Recipient
A veteran is raising money to install a bronze statue for a Medal of Honor recipient from Muskogee, who was killed in action.
Navy commander Ernest Evans grew up in Muskogee. When Stephen Reagan found out there was nothing about the Medal of Honor recipient at the Muskogee War Memorial Park, he wanted to change that.
Ernest Evans received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Samar. You couldn t read about him and not realize what a hero he was,” Reagan said.
20-year Navy veteran Stephen Reagan believes everybody should know about commander Evans, especially people from the city Evans grew up in.
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By: Amy Kauffman
MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma -
Nearly two years after Green Country s historic flooding, many people are still making repairs, including the USS Batfish in Muskogee.
2019 s historic flooding floated the submarine off the ground, and moved it and now, volunteers are working to move her back to the original position where she was placed in the 1970s. The team already came in here and dug out a couple things and cleared this area for us already, said Victor Lezama.
Lezama took over operations for Muskogee War Memorial Park in January and said they ve been working to restore the USS Batfish back to her former glory.
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