About The Osage Veterans Memorial Commission, formerly the War Memorial Commission, was established by the Osage Nation Congress in 2011. The purpose of the Commission is to follow the Osage Nation tradition of honoring Osage veterans and to provide a physical reminder for present and future generations of the contributions and sacrifices of Osage veterans and their families." Register a Veteran
Board Members
Franklin McKinley, Commission Chair
James Norris, Commission member
Marvin Stepson, Commission Member
Frances West-Williams, Commission Member
Frances Williams was born on December 20, 1947, in Pawhuska, Okla. She is the daughter of Juanita Ware-West and Howard M. West, Jr. Her grandparents were Susie Pryor-Craft and Howard M. West, Sr, and
John Henry Mashunkashey, Commission Member
John Henry Mashunkashey is an Osage Marine Vietnam veteran born and raised in Osage County, Okla. Mashunkashey was raised in the Osage culture in the Pawhuska District. He graduated high school in
Legislation ONCA 11-68 - "An Act to authorize and appropriate five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for the Osage War memorial fund; to authorize the establishment of the Osage Nation War Memorial Commission; to establish the Osage Nation War Memorial Fund as a revolving fund; to provide selection of the site, an architectural design contest, and administration of the Osage Nation War Memorial