Painting honors USS Oklahoma sailors

A painting depicting the USS Oklahoma Memorial at Pearl Harbor has been dedicated at the state Capitol.

The painting, by Oklahoma City artist Christopher Nick, honors the 429 sailors killed or missing after the Japanese attack on Dec. 7, 1941.

Ed Vezey of Center, Colo., and Paul Goodyear of Casa Grande, Ariz., survivors of the attack, are shown in the painting.

Also shown are members of the Claremore High School ROTC, who took part in the dedication of the memorial last Dec. 7 in Honolulu.

Vezey and Goodyear were on hand for Wednesday's unveiling of the painting in the state Senate chamber.