Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Donell "Don" Mathews of Suntree flew 43 combat missions during the Korean War as a navigator aboard B-26 Invader bombers.

Air Force Lt. Gen. David Iverson, deputy commander of U.S. Forces Korea, left, stands alongside outgoing 51st Fighter Wing commander Col. William McKibban, center, and incoming commander Col. Ryan Ley ...

A retired Air Force colonel and veteran of Korea and Vietnam, Epperson, who now lives in Owasso, grew up in the Nowata area, where her father worked in the oil fields.