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The Denison community gathered to celebrate the life of one of it's very own and one of our past presidents.
Tomorrow is the birthday of America's thirty-fourth president Dwight Eisenhower.
Many men, women, and children gathered today to honor the past president and those that lost their lives while serving our country in various wars.
"Well mostly I grew up, World War two woke me up to the fact that I was grown, twenty-one, and passed times, but I found out I could do things that I would have hesitated to do had I not been forced to by the job that I was going in the army" said Billy Garner.
As the National Anthem played, men and women stood at attention, some reflecting on the legacy of past President Dwight Eisenhower, others reflecting on their own experiences from war like Billy Garner who was reminded of world war two.
"I realized everyone was in the same situation, I realized I needed to get to work and do my part to win the war" remembered Billy Garner.
The posting of colors, songs played by a local school band, and speeches were all given to help honor Eisenhower's legacy.
"Well I guess you can say he was the brains, everything started with him and deciding what actions would be taken" says Garner.
As a war plane replica flew by in memory of President Eisenhower, many people stood by saluting. Billy was able to share personal experiences about the aircraft.
"That airplane that went over that's what we call a troop plane, a troop carry, and that type of plane is the one that brought supplies and weapons and move men and anything that needed to be carried in the air" said Garner.
Today it is military jump teams that help us relive history from above.
This was such a beautiful ceremony today despite high winds, a lot of people showed up.
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More >>Fire Marshal Kevin Walton and Assistant Fire Marshal Kerry Price are accused of forging documents associated with personal protective equipment.
More >>The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said a car was headed northbound on U.S. 77 Wednesday evening when its 17-year-old driver left the highway, then rolled over several times before landing upside-down in a ravine.
More >>The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said a car was headed northbound on U.S. 77 Wednesday evening when its 17-year-old driver left the highway, then rolled over several times before landing upside-down in a ravine.
More >>Much of Oklahoma is under a heat advisory through Friday evening as temperatures and humidity levels remain high.
More >>Much of Oklahoma is under a heat advisory through Friday evening as temperatures and humidity levels remain high.
More >>A good portion of the Lake Texoma community empathized with Highport Marina and the boat owners at U Dock Wednesday night after a fire burned down what for many is a home away from home.
More >>A good portion of the Lake Texoma community empathized with Highport Marina and the boat owners at U Dock Wednesday night after a fire burned down what for many is a home away from home.
More >>Two friends went for a pre-dawn swim at Turner Falls Park early Wednesday morning. One of them went missing and was later found dead.
More >>Two friends went for a pre-dawn swim at Turner Falls Park early Wednesday morning. One of them went missing and was later found dead.
More >>A stubborn fire damaged multiple boats at Lake Texoma's largest marina on Wednesday morning. Highport Marina said no one was injured.
More >>A stubborn fire damaged multiple boats at Lake Texoma's largest marina on Wednesday morning. Highport Marina said no one was injured.
More >>An image gallery shows Wednesday's devastating fire at Highport Marina, which bills itself as the largest such facility at Lake Texoma.
More >>An image gallery shows Wednesday's devastating fire at Highport Marina, which bills itself as the largest such facility at Lake Texoma.
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More >>The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics said the incident began when an aerial reconnaissance mission near Rattan in Pushmataha County spotted a "large cultivated pot crop."
More >>Sheriff Chris Bryant said the accident happened Tuesday night around 9 p.m. just outside Ardmore near Springer.
More >>Sheriff Chris Bryant said the accident happened Tuesday night around 9 p.m. just outside Ardmore near Springer.
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