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EOSC | Submitted photoEastern President Dr. Janet Wansick (far left) gathers with honorees at the 2021 Sapphire Ball. Honorees include (from left to right) Sam Wampler of Sam Wamplerâs Freedom Ford, Presidentâs Community Spirit Award; Kerri Jones and Stephenie Ingram, Distinguished Alumnus Award; Marci OâDonley, J.C. Hunt Award for Staff Excellence; and Heather Spiegel, Presidentâs Excellence in Teaching Award. featured
By Trish McBeath EOSC Communications Apr 29, 2021
Apr 29, 2021
EOSC | Submitted photoEastern President Dr. Janet Wansick (far left) gathers with honorees at the 2021 Sapphire Ball. Honorees include (from left to right) Sam Wampler of Sam Wamplerâs Freedom Ford, Presidentâs Community Spirit Award; Kerri Jones and Stephenie Ingram, Distinguished Alumnus Award; Marci OâDonley, J.C. Hunt Award for Staff Excellence; and Heather Spiegel, Presidentâs Excellence in Teaching Awar
Family, friends and neighbors lined the streets on Jan. 10, 1991 as the McAlester-based 445th Military Police Co. mobilized for Operation Desert Storm.
U.S. Army photoU.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Matt Fitter SPC Amber Cobena
Chief Warrant Officer Five (CW5) Matt Fitter is a McAlester native, who is serving as special guest of honor and featured speaker for the 2021 Armed Forces Day Parade in McAlester.
Fitter is also serving as parade marshal for the Armed Forces Day Parade, set for 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 1 in Downtown McAlester.
No Armed Forces Day banquet is set for the day prior to the parade this year due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns, but Fitter plans to deliver the Armed Forces Day address.
It s set for 11:30 a.m. on Friday, April 30, with the News-Capital planning to live stream the speech on the newspaper s Facebook page.
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