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Counting Oklahoma Hispanic population; Immigration Bill Defeated in AZ house (www.racewire.org) TMC

As Oklahoma’s Hispanic Population Grows, Census Bureau Hopes For More Participation U.S census officials want to ensure the participation of Oklahoma Hispanics in order to get a correct count of... More

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Submitted 8 months ago by saramediaconsortium on Immigration | 0 Comments |

Lawmakers honor Okla. Guard (www.armytimes.com)

OKLAHOMA CITY — Retired Command Sgt. Maj. William G. Evans became emotional as he was presented with the first Oklahoma Medal of Freedom during a ceremony to honor the Oklahoma National Guard and... More

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Submitted 11 months ago by SpencerKent on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

Bound for Iraq (www.jacksonsun.com)

On Tuesday morning, 74 men and women of the 1/230th Air Cavalry Squadron said their goodbyes to friends and family before heading to Oklahoma to train for a yearlong tour in Iraq.

Tags: iraq,deployment,jacson,oklahoma

Submitted 11 months ago by SpencerKent on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

Oklahoma Army National Guard's First Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Event (www.kten.com)

The Oklahoma National Guard's Office of Public Affairs would like to invite all local media to the Oklahoma Army National Guard's first Yellow Ribbon reintegration event. The event will take place at... More

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Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty on NationalGuard | 0 Comments |

Oklahoma's Ultrasound Fantasy World (www.rhrealitycheck.org) TMC

Ultrasound requirements represent the creative, fact-free thinking that dominates the anti-choice movement. One state after another passes these trendy laws, which require abortion providers to... More

Tags: oklahoma,ultrasound,tmc,anti choice,abortion

Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty on Healthcare | 0 Comments |

Oklahoma Guard unit deploys to Iraq (www.armytimes.com)

About 800 troops with an Enid, Okla.-based Oklahoma Army National Guard unit have begun leaving this week for a nine-month tour of duty in Iraq. Guard officials said some soldiers left Friday for... More

Tags: oklahoma,oklahoma national guard,national guard,deployments,iraq,iraq war,fort hood,texas

Submitted about 1 year ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

Thousands of National Guard soldiers prepare for Iraq deployment (www.kdhnews.com)

Spc. Kimberly Kaumavae will soon go to Iraq for the first time after more than six years with the Oklahoma Army National Guard. She gets nervous thinking about that first deployment, but she knows... More

Tags: iraq,iraq war,oklahoma,oklahoma army national guard,female soldiers,deployments

Submitted about 1 year ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

Veterans Get Alternative Court System In Oklahoma (www.mtv.com)

The plains of Oklahoma are a far cry from the mountains of Afghanistan and the deserts of Iraq, but that's where former Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant John "Gunny" Bennett realized the familiarity of... More

Tags: oklahoma,afghanistan,iraq,alternative court system,marine corps,john gunny bennett,combat veterans

Submitted about 1 year ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

Guard mourns 7 Soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Iraq (www.ngb.army.mil)

Seven members of the Army National Guard lost their lives on Sept. 18 after their CH-47 Chinook crashed near Tallil, Iraq.

Tags: national guard,army national guard,tallil,iraq,chinook,helicopter,oklahoma,texas

Submitted about 1 year ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |

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