Political Quotes

“this morning, Technical Sergeant Marshal Roberts of Oklahoma came home. It was a dignified transfer in Tulsa, OK, early this morning. There were a lot of people who wanted to be there but, because of COVID-19, could not. A lot of other folks were. Technical Sergeant Marshal Roberts was killed in Iraq Wednesday, March 11, when his unit was engaged by direct enemy fire while they were sleeping. He was 17 miles north of Baghdad. He was deployed by the 219th Engineering Installation Squadron, the subordinate unit of the 138th, out of Tulsa, OK. He was in the process of building communications infrastructure as part of the fight against ISIS. The operation that Roberts served in, Operation Inherent Resolve, has been a vital part of protecting our Nation and bringing stability to the region. Roberts enlisted in the Oklahoma Air National Guard in May of 2014. He was killed in action as the first Oklahoma Air National Guardsman who has died but the 20th Oklahoma National Guardsman who has died since September 11, 2001. The perpetual comment that I heard from the folks to whom I spoke about Tech Sergeant Roberts was that he was one of the good guys; he was always known for having a smile on his face; he was selfless; and he served others all the way to the end. The night of the attack, there was a truck launcher that fired off 30 Katyusha rockets at their camp as folks were sleeping. Eighteen of those rockets landed inside the camp facility.…”