Political Quotes

“Today, I just want to come and reflect for just a moment on a lady that I met a few weeks ago on Loyalty Day. Many Americans don't know about Loyalty Day. It is still recognized by the VFW--still. It is a day of remembrance around May 1, a celebration time. It is a remembrance and a time to recognize the freedom that we have in America. This lady, Zona Cockrell of Shawnee, Oklahoma, stood and talked with me about not only Loyalty Day, but about her husband and about her husband's passion that people would not forget those that are missing in Korea still. You see, Zona Cockrell's husband, Charles Cockrell, served in the United States Marine Corps. He served in Korea from 1951-1953. He led a group of people; eight of them did not return. They were never found. They were considered missing in action. Many Americans still, today, do not realize that we have 7,883 people still officially listed as missing in action from the Korean war. His passion was that his buddies would never, ever be forgotten. Mr. Cockrell died 2 years ago, and he passed on that legacy to his wife and said: Don't let anyone forget my buddies that never came home from Korea and were never found. Last year, she had installed, at her own expense, a black granite bench in Shawnee, Oklahoma, at the Woodlands Veterans Park. She spent her own money--$2,500--to be able to put that granite bench there. That bench just reads, ``Let us not forget those left in Korea.'' Mrs.…”