In yesterday’s inaugural address, Governor Mary Fallin closed her speech with a story about an encounter she had with World War II Veteran Ed Vezey. Mr. Vezey is the last known survivor of the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was sunk by the Japanese in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
In the speech, Governor Mary talked about some of the things she claimed to learn from her visit with Mr. Vezey. Some of it she even recalled in “vivid detail.” Here’s the text from Governor Fallin’s address: