The October 9th Oklahoman reports that two Pearl harbor survivors, Ed Vezey of Colorado and Paul Goodyear of Arizona, were at the Oklahoma state capitol yesterday and unveiled a painting of the new Oklahoma memorial by OKC artist Christopher Nick. Both of these former USS Oklahoma sailors led efforts to get the long overdue memorial.
Lisa Ridge, a teacher from Indiana lost her grandfather, Paul Nash, and found out that one of the columns at the memorial is for him.
Eugene Wicker also attended the ceremony. His uncle, radio operator Eugene Wicker, gave the first warning to "man your battle stations."
Unfortunately, I have not been able to view this painting yet in any sources. They say the picture of the sailor in the clouds is particularly inspiring.
Let Us Never forget. --Cooter
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