Veterans Day 2024 was observed at a Middle/Upper School Assembly sponsored at Cascia Hall Preparatory School in Tulsa. More than 500 students and families attended. Two Cascia Hall graduates were posthumously inducted into the Oklahoma Military Hall of Honor. They were LT Joseph Lauinger and CPT John Benien. The ceremony was hosted by Headmaster Father Philip Cook, and Bob Sullivan, a Cascia Hall alumnus, was the coordinator. The keynote speaker was Governor Frank Keating, a Cascia Hall graduate. Other speakers included the families of the honorees, and Mike Lapolla from the Oklahoma Military Heritage Foundation. In addition to patriotic video clips, Father Joseph Roccasalva sang "God Bless America".
Oklahoma Courage
Our 35 Medal of Honor recipients in the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame
As presented at our annual Hall of Fame banquet
The medley includes the service songs of the six branches of the United State Armed Forces. They are in sequence: Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
UNCOMMON CHARACTER
After a successful season in professional football, James Robert Kalsu voluntarily set aside his fame and potential fortune to answer his country’s call to serve on active duty in Vietnam. See Barry Switzer graveside memory at time mark 24.38. Length 33 minutes
JOSHUA LAWRENCE CHAMBERLAIN
Chamberlain was an American college professor from Maine
who volunteered during the American Civil War
to join the Union Army. He became a
highly respected and decorated Union officer,
reaching the rank of brigadier general.
Video of class presentation by
Lt Col Greg Kent, USAF Retired. Length 70 minutes
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