EVERYDAY HEROES: Local woman tapped for Military Hall of Honor

Mar. 27—A Cherokee County resident was the first woman and civilian to receive an Oklahoma Military Hall of Honor membership on March 26. The Department of Oklahoma Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Hospital representative, Faye Hammons-Morrison, had an interest with the military that began when her father returned from the World War II Pacific Theater. It continued when her brother later served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame Ambassador Jim Locke said the OKMHF was founded by Vietnam veteran and U.S. Army Two-Star...