Thank You for sharing a wonderful story with us in Oklahoma. These men and this remembrance on Veterans Day is what our country is about. Their honor, service, sacrifice and dedication for their loved ones, all of us - we the people of Oklahoma and of the United States of America. I thank God for each and everyone of our Troops and Veterans. These are the ones we should honor! These are the true Hero's of our Nation. Thank You to each and every Veteran and Soldier, Marine, Airman, National Guard, Navy men! God has bless us with men and women of great integrity! Thank You again!

Thank You for sharing a wonderful story with us in Oklahoma. These men and this remembrance on Veterans Day is what our country is about. Their honor, service, sacrifice and dedication for their loved ones, all of us - we the people of Oklahoma and of the United States of America. I thank God for each and everyone of our Troops and Veterans. These are the ones we should honor! These are the true Hero's of our Nation. Thank You to each and every Veteran and Soldier, Marine, Airman, National Guard, Navy men! God has bless us with men and women of great integrity! Thank You again!

Jane Ann is exactly right. I apologize for letting misinformation alter the focus of this article. GOD BLESS OUR VETERANS BOTH PAST AND PRESENT!!! This was a great event, and I'm very proud that the Oklahoman gave it such excellent coverage. Thank you to Augle Frost (reporter) and John Clanton (photographer) for being there. GOD BLESS OUR VETERANS!!!

Earl, ONCE AGAIN you try to warp logic and attack freedom-loving individuals! Oklahoma DOES have helmet laws (under 18 and for ATVs on public lands). Also, MOTORCYCLE RIDERS ***DO*** PAY FOR THEIR OWN INJURIES!!! It's called "insurance." If you're claiming uninsured motorist then check your facts! According to Greg Scandlen, president of Consumers for Health Care Choices, 15% of all Oklahoma auto drivers are uninsured (see that's called Evidence and support---something you love not to use!) but only 3% of Motorcyclists are! AND WHO CAUSES NEARLY 60% of all accidents involving motorcyclists??? AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS!!! Usually for cutting left in front of a lawfully traveling bike! <p> Did a helmet save the lady or the 4 good citizens in Tulsa on Sunday who were killed by a lady in a truck??? No. Did helmets save the 3 bikers killed when a lady crossed the center lane or when the teenager drifted onto the shoulder this summer??? No. Maybe someone should pay for a motorcyclists injuries---how about the negligent car driver!?!?!? Try using factual logic next time, Earl. You won't sound nearly as dumb when someone calls you bluff. Then again, Veterans' gave you the freedom to choose. Just like me---unless you think that doesn't apply to motorcyclists.

You take a good article and spin it to make it anti-biker????? Distasteful. I was at that rally yesterday and it was, as always, solemn and meaningful and powerful. And since when are the BIKERS making our laws? That is the legislature's job. If you don't like the bikers' lobbying efforts, go after it with your own lobby. Get active, do the work. Don't lay blame on others who are a motivated and organized group. That is shifting the blame and not accepting responsibility.

Veterans made it possible for me to type this message without being arrested as would be the case in most countries. What upsets me about bikers being at the capitol building is that each year, bikers cause us to loose the construction of 3 new bridges, or the loss of 10 miles of new interstate highways. We now loose 15 million in federal highway dollars because of a lack of a helmet responsibility system. We have neither helmet laws nor do we have biker responsibility laws whereby bikers pay for their own head injuries. They even fought the child helmet law for ATVs thinking it was going to violate their constitutional right to bash in their brains. Veterans are great, anti-helmet law 1 percenters are not

An Open Letter of Thanks to Veterans http://www.americanthinker.com/2007/11/an_open_letter_of_thanks_to_ve.html By Kyle-Anne Shiver In my opinion, our American military veterans have really gotten the public shaft for nearly 40 years. So, I'm determined to put in my two cents' worth for anyone who cares to read it. Let me start by simply saying, "Thank you." To every man and woman who preserved my liberty this year, and for all of you who have ever proudly worn our Nation's uniform, I say, "Thank you!" Today I read a book, which I bought from a bookstore a mile from my home. There are more books in that Barnes & Noble than once filled an entire library, and they represent the independent thought and ideas of thousands and thousands of people living free. For this weighty privilege, I say, "Thank you!" Last Sunday, I attended mass with my family. We worshiped God in the exact manner of our own choosing. And I am sadly reminded that there are millions of other people still suffering dire religious persecution, even death, doled out by governments that do not respect this inalienable right. To all my American soldiers, past and present, I say, "Thank you!" Our daughter went to college classes today. There she studies and argues with her professors. She is hammering out her own view of the world in safety, and with the dignity of a free woman in charge of her own destiny. To all of you veterans, wherever you are, she and I say, "Thank you!" For the dozens of freedoms that we ordinary citizens have enjoyed every single day of our lives in America, we are grateful to you. We take it all for granted, you know, and only express our thanks one day a year. I'm ashamed of that, truly ashamed. We hardly ever stop to even consider the sacrifices you have made and are making this very day in far away places, with scant comfort, if any at all, and yet you don't complain. You just continue to serve and give and demonstrate genuine love for us every day. Day in and day out. In danger. In fatigue. In strange places all over the world. We are more indebted to you than we will ever even comprehend. I am ashamed of my Countrymen who denounce you, who call you despicable names, who tell the world you are criminals. These scoundrels don't deserve the freedom for which you risk your lives. But the truth is that none of us deserves what you do. And it is also true, that unless one has been in battle, one does not truly understand the depth of your passion for liberty. To families that have borne no soldiers, you are an enigma. To cowards, you are a shaming presence, a constant reminder of their weakness. To your parents, you represent both the mountaintop of pride, and the deepest valley of concern that mothers and fathers can ever know. And to most of us ordinary citizens, you are the unseen, under-appreciated protectors of all that we hold dear. I have lived in America all my life, for 56 years now, and every single night when I have laid my head upon my pillow, you were somewhere watching over my safety. For every single one of those nights of peaceful rest, I simply say, "Thank you!" You serve and fight for the greatest Nation in the history of civilization. There has never been a grievous wrong that good Americans have not sought to rectify. There has never been a just cause on which America has turned her back for long. You, our soldiers, have been and continue to be, the greatest force for freedom and human rights ever gathered. You have raised our flag around the world, not for domination, but to bring greater liberty and a better way of life. You are the reason America remains a beacon of hope to the entire world. You seek neither glory nor riches, nor even fame. You are our best, our brightest, our bravest. Please always know that even when we don't show it, we love you. We appreciate you. We thank you. And we will never forget you or forsake you.

God Bless our troops that are portecting our way of life and the freedom we have. We cannot even start to repay them for the protection they give us by their unselfish devotion to God and our Country. Sam Pierce golden3@cox.net