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The Oklahoma Legislature hosted some of Oklahoma's finest Tuesday morning.  The annual 45th Infantry Division appreciation day was Tuesday morning at the state capitol in Oklahoma City.

The event is meant to pay tribute to sacrifices made by members of the 45th, especially during World War II and Korea.

The event has recently been expanded to include those serving in the Oklahoma National Guard.

"You should know, you should all know, that due in large part to the efforts of the 45th and the 146th Air Support Operations Squadron of the Air National Guard, the Afghan people are safer and the country will never again be used as a haven and training ground for terrorists who wish to attack the United States," Major General Myles Deering, Adjutant General of Oklahoma, said.

This year, the families of 19 Oklahoma Army National Guardsmen killed in Iraq and Afghanistan were recognized as well.