Opha May News Today

KOKOMO – Kokomo residents will soon honor a local military icon if this crowdfunding campaign reaches its goal of raising $50,000 by Nov. 17, 2023. If successful, the project led by the Howard County Memorial Corporation (HCMC) will receive a matching grant as part of th ...

The pup, a bulldog dubbed Opha Mae II, is named after the first female Marine recruit, Opha Mae Johnson, who enlisted in 1918. “Military working dogs have a huge history in our organization,” said Parris Island Chief Sworn Officer Bobby Yarbrough.