An essay written by Wyatt Denton (age 14)  for a class at Perkins Middle School in Perkins, Oklahoma.

 Bio of a local hero.

Gestures of patriotism are revealed to us each day.

 Staff Sergeant Keith Ethridge served in the Army Air Corp from February, 1944 to May, 1946. 

Before he became a leader on the board at Central Rural Electric, and before became a long-time leader among students at Stillwater High School, C.D. Mihura was respected as a leader by his fellow soldiers during World War II