Political Quotes

“77 years after being killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, AD2 Durell Wade of Calhoun County, MS, will be laid to rest in the North Mississippi Veteran's Memorial Cemetery. On December 7, 1941, 429 men lost their lives aboard the U.S.S. Oklahoma, including Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Wade. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1936 and was in line to be promoted to chief aviation machinist mate shortly before his death. His service in the U.S. Navy helped in the ultimate fight to protect our liberty. The U.S. Department of Defense and its Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency deserve commendation for its work to identify casualties, like Durell Wade, and offer some measure of closure to families of fallen servicemembers. In this instance, I am pleased that Wade's family, including his 99- year-old sister Nancy, have an opportunity to be part of a burial ceremony with full military honors in Kilmichael, MS. So many families in Mississippi lost loved ones during World War II, but Durell's long absence made this family's sacrifice all the more heartbreaking. I hope the families of those who perished on the U.S.S. Oklahoma will find comfort and peace in knowing their loved one's service in defense of our Nation helped in the ultimate fight to protect our liberty.…”