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DURANT, OK-- These halls are lined with pictures, flags, and awards for the 1-180th Cavalry. But Sgt. 1st Class Michael Hearon said there's something missing..
"This wall here will be our next flag, Kuwait. Where the 180th just returned from deployment. We were there as a mobile reaction force for 8 different countries for the Middle East."
When they came home, their armory had a new look and some equipment upgrades. During the year they were gone, the 43-year-old building got a $2.1 million facelift.
Wednesday, the City of Durant celebrated a re-dedication of the building.
Major Shane Riley who trained in Durant said this is more than an office, it's a readiness building to train soldiers to protect their country and the armory needed an upgrade.
"Between the armory that I walked into 22 years ago here and what we are looking at today, that armory is a and still is a nice building and a nice structure, it had just become warn and outdated and it needed some help to become a functional facility," Riley explained.
With funding from the State of Oklahoma and the Federal Government the building went from 18,000 square feet to 21,000 square feet. It was renovated inside and out. And has the beset available technology the industry offers.
More than 200 National Guard men and women use the facility on a given weekend and 20 full time staff members use the building on a daily basis.
"This is where we are today, we finally got the ribbon cut, we got our furniture in, and it feels like a weights been lifted off and we can get back to day to day business," Hearon said.
Posted: 05/08/13 - The Sherman Public Library is very excited about our upcoming Summer Reading Club for children and teens. Children ages birth-11 can Dig into Reading and join the Youth Summer Reading Club. The theme for the Teen Summer Reading Club this year is Beneath the Surface and it is open to teens ages 12-18. Read More
Posted: 05/07/13 - DURANT, Okla. – Regent Terry Matlock will deliver remarks at Southeastern Oklahoma State University’s Spring Commencement, scheduled for Saturday, May 11, at Paul Laird Field. The ceremony (for all schools) will begin at 10 a.m. A reception will follow at 11:30 a.m. in the Visual & Performing Arts Center. Read More
Posted: 05/06/13 - SHERMAN, TEXAS—Members of the Austin College Class of 2013 are counting down the days until graduation—with both excitement and trepidation. Austin College President Marjorie Hass will present diplomas to more than 340 bachelor’s degree candidates and 18 Master of Arts in Teaching degree candidates who will take part in graduation events May 18 and 19 on campus. Read More
