[Arrow]

Welcome to the site and thank you for your service Marine. Oklahoma does not support veterans. Whoa Marine, strong words. I'm not born and raised here. But have been here for thirty years. I'm a survivor of two Vietnam Veterans. Husband and bro. I'll have to disagree with you on the words "Oklahoma does not support veterans". Oklahoma is not just government bureaucracy . Oklahoma is people, good people, like you and me. My experience here has provided me no evidence that those good people don't support active duty and veterans with the exception of those that have no one to talk to except the editors of newspapers. Have you missed all the funerals of fallen hero’s coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan? Where Oklahomans stand shoulder to shoulder along the streets with flags flying and hands over their hearts to say they care and thank you to the fallen and their families. The efforts of Blue Star Mothers that work, organize and coordinate events to gather necessary items to send to active duty military serving all over this planet? Have you missed the flags flown all over this state in cities and especially rural areas where no one sees it but those that pass on the highways and byways. Every day Oklahoman's saying thank you every day by raising those flags in the morning and taking them down at night.

Although I’m not writing this post to run defense for Jim Inhofe and his votes for or against veterans legislation. He’s a big boy. My brother and friend Griz (combat engineer Vietnam) post here, has taught me to slow down with my knee jerk reactions on regard to a no vote because many times a no vote is not about the Veteran but everything else that is in the dog pile piece of legislation. Below is a link to what he has voted for regard Veterans. I haven’t gone over all of it but you might want to check it out.

I agree with you that our educational system has let the good folks of Oklahoma down. Maybe that is why they drag their feet on legislation believing that the money is just going to be thrown away on administrators income. I’m blessed to have been educated out of the state except for a few years of upper level classes taught by poor instructors with the exception of business and tech classes.

I appreciate seeing those bridges and roads as memorials to those that have served. Wishing you all the best. Arrow

http://inhofe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=KeyIssues.View&Issue_id=7276ebcd-802a-23ad-487a-02420b0d2c49&CFID=841588&CFTOKEN=14848269