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Updated: 9:11 AM CST Feb 19, 2021 KOCO Staff The Oklahoma National Guard is mourning the death of a member due to complications brought on by COVID-19. Retired Col. Carl Franks, of Norman, died on Feb. 13 at the age of 57, officials said. At the time of his death, Franks served as the Director of Youth Programs for the Oklahoma Military Department.Franks enlisted in the Oklahoma Army National Guard on Dec. 11, 1981, as a Power Generator and Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic with the 1345th Transportation Company. On Dec. 21, 1985, Franks was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army Transportation Corps through Oklahoma State University’s Reserve Officer Training Corps, according to the National Guard.In 1991, then-Capt. Franks deployed to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in support of Desert Storm/Shield as the commander of the Oklahoma Army National Guard’s 1345th Transportation Company.“Franks’ command of the 1345th was one of many successes in a brillia ....
Copy Link Rioters on the south side of the Douglas County Courthouse in Omaha, NE on Sept 28, 1919. History Nebraska On September 27, 1919, a mob of at least 10,000 white people stormed the courthouse in Omaha, Nebraska, demanding the sheriff turn over Will Brown, a 40-year-old Black man. They raided the building, scaled walls and smashed windows. When the mob’s initial demands were refused, they set fire to the courthouse, turning it into a seething furnace. Omaha Mayor Ed Smith tried to intervene, but the mob tried to lynch him. Smith escaped badly injured. Will Brown. Public domain From inside the courthouse, terrified white inmates threw down a note surrendering to the mob: “THE JUDGE SAYS HE WILL GIVE UP NEGRO. BROWN. HE IS IN THE DUNGEON. THERE ARE TEN WHITE PRISONERS ON THE ROOF. SAVE THEM.” ....