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Enid proclaims Woodring Regional Airport Oklahoma’s first Purple Heart Airport
Summary
The commission presented a proclamation recognizing Woodring Regional Airport as Oklahoma's first Purple Heart Airport and discussed related veteran-focused efforts and upcoming ceremonies at the Vietnam Memorial Wall.
The City Commission presented a proclamation recognizing Woodring Regional Airport as Oklahoma’s first Purple Heart Airport and heard remarks from Elaine Johns, volunteer executive director of the Woodring Wall of Honor.
Elaine Johns said the Purple Heart Association of Oklahoma had agreed to permit the airport’s designation, noting Woodring’s long military training history and status as the first municipally bonded airport in Oklahoma. Johns said the designation will add signage and a plaque at the airport and that the association had not previously designated an airport in the state.
Mayor David Mason presented the proclamation and thanked veterans for their service. Johns also outlined related veteran initiatives: a request to Vance Air Force Base to pursue a Purple Heart base designation, an upcoming meeting about a Purple Heart hospital designation, and efforts to secure Purple Heart designations for other communities and institutions. She invited the public to a Vietnam Veterans Awareness Day ceremony March 29 at the Vietnam Memorial Wall and previewed speakers expected for that event.
The commission did not take a formal vote on the proclamation beyond presentation and recognition; commissioners thanked Johns and partners for the work on veterans’ recognition.
