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News from the Oklahoma National Guard

NEWS | May 28, 2021

45th Infantry Division Museum to hold annual Memorial Day Ceremony

The 45th Infantry Division Museum will be hosting its annual Memorial Day ceremony, Monday, May 31 at 10 a.m.

The keynote speaker for the event will be Brig. Gen. Raymond H. Siegfried III, who serves as the assistant adjutant general (Air) for the Oklahoma National Guard. He is the principle advisor to the Adjutant General for Oklahoma for all Oklahoma Air National Guard matters. Siegfried is also responsible for the combat readiness and operational effectiveness for all Oklahoma Air National Guard units.

The Museum is located at 2145 NE 36th Street in Oklahoma City. The event is open to the public and limited parking is available on the museum grounds. Overflow parking is available at the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety facility directly across Northeast 36th Street from the Museum. The Museum and its surrounding grounds will be open to the public on Memorial Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information about the 45th Infantry Division Museum, visit http://45thdivisionmuseum.com.
Video by Spc. Anthony Ackah-Mensah
SWOSU GOLD Soldiers and student honored for saving fellow student’s life
Oklahoma National Guard
March 13, 2025 | 1:22
Four Southwestern Oklahoma State University Guard Officer Leadership Development (GOLD) program officer candidates and one student lifeguard were honored on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, for their heroic actions in saving a fellow GOLD candidate during a training exercise on Jan. 28, 2025, in Weatherford, Oklahoma.

Spc. Avrie Nowakowski, Spc. Diego Ortiz, Pfc. Rhyson Golightly, and Spc. Austin May were among the officer candidates who received the Army Achievement Medal for their actions.

Statton Mantz, the student lifeguard involved, received the Thunderbird Medal, the Oklahoma National Guard’s highest award presented to a civilian
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