Harrah Memories

01/01/2024

Kaiser Wilhelmina Germany
Damaged during WWII and never repaired

12/29/2023

Harrah Oklahoma,
birthplace of Paul and Lloyd Warner, who played outfield for the Pittsburgh Pirates and earned the nicknames Big Poison and Little Poison. Both brothers were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

11/11/2015

On this day in 1921, an unidentified soldier from World War I was interred in a Tomb—the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. President Warren Harding spoke at the ceremony. He opened with these words:

"We are met today to pay the impersonal tribute. The name of him whose body lies before us took flight with his imperishable soul. We know not whence he came, but only that his death marks him with the everlasting glory of an American dying for his country."

Emblazoned on the back of the Tomb are the words:

Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God

Later, other crypts were added, nearby, for unknown soldiers from World War II, Korea and Vietnam. (The Vietnam soldier was later identified, so that crypt is vacant today.) Did you know that the Tomb has no official name? This is why you hear the names "Tomb of the Unknown Soldier" and "Tomb of the Unknowns" used interchangeably.

Today, the Tomb is a tribute to those American soldiers who gave their lives for their country in these wars, without having their remains identified. The Tomb is guarded 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, in all sorts of weather. The sentinels who guard the tomb are the best soldiers from the elite 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment. These soldiers go through intense training and testing before they are qualified to be sentinels. The job is considered a great honor.

Happy Veterans Day! And a big thank you to all our military men and women for their service!

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06/17/2015

03/26/2013

According to the fire department, crews are responding to the fire at a house, located at 20555 E. Britton Rd. in Harrah.

12/14/2011

I am closing this page , i have decided to make it a group. go to the groups forum and find harrah memories there. thanks

12/13/2011

welcome to the harrah page, feel free to discuss anything and everything harrah

12/13/2011

you know you are from harrah page is gone. This would be a great forum to discuss everything from harrah. have fun and good luck.