Political Quotes

“This measure is to memorialize the service of Bob Kalsu by designating the post office in Del City, Oklahoma, to carry his name. Bob was born as James Robert Kalsu and attended Del City High School in Del City, Oklahoma, my alma mater and my hometown. At 6'3" and 235 pounds, he was an All-American offensive tackle in 1967, playing for the University of Oklahoma as they won the Big Eight Conference Title. The Buffalo Bills of New York selected him in the eighth round of the 1968 college draft, but he quickly proved himself by earning the team's Rookie of the Year award in his first American football league season as guard. It would also be his final season of professional football. Bob had made an ROTC commitment, earning a commission in the field artillery in college. In late 1969, he was called to duty in the Republic of Vietnam. He was told that, as a pro football player, arrangements could be made where he wouldn't have to serve, but Bob would have none of it. He said: I gave my word to my country. Just because I play professional football doesn't make me any better of a man or any different of a man then the men already serving our country. I'm going to live up to that commitment and the word I gave. Bob deployed to the 101st Airborne Division, leaving behind his beloved wife, Jan, who was pregnant, and a 10-month-old daughter named Jill.…”