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3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (274+ words) Local scouts placed 441 poppy wreaths at the National World War I Museum and Memorial Monday to honor the 441 Kansas Citians who were killed in the First World War. RELATED | Kansas City marks 100 years of honoring fallen service members at Liberty…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (200+ words) FAIRWAY, Kan. (KCTV) - A cemetery on Shawnee Mission Parkway became the site of a Memorial Day ceremony honoring the only recognized Revolutionary War patriot buried in Kansas. Sarah Ruddell Davis was honored during an America 250 wreath-laying ceremony hosted by the…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (222+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Scouts laid 441 wreaths Monday morning to honor Kansas City soldiers who died in WWI as the National World War I Museum and Memorial marked its 100th anniversary and the nation prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday. Each wreath…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (461+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City's World War I Museum and Memorial is marking 100 years of honoring fallen service members this Memorial Day weekend, with community-wide activities and displays celebrating the milestone. Crowds gathered early at Celebration at the Station to…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (432+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – One Kansas veteran served more than five years in the Marine Corps and prided himself on his job, protecting Pearl Harbor. Texas native Clarence Wilson joined the Marines in 1978 and made his father proud by doing what…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (282+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — One Kansas veteran was drafted into the Army during the Vietnam War, but while others served the country using a rifle, he used a typewriter. In 1970, California native Gerald Brewer was drafted to serve in Vietnam — a…...

7+ mon, 1+ day ago   (399+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — One Hutchison native served the country aboard an aircraft carrier with his father. Data processing technician may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of roles on an aircraft carrier, but that’s…...

10+ mon, 1+ day ago   (465+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - After an impressive military career, one local veteran is pursuing a degree at the Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine with the hopes of one day giving back to her fellow veterans. Major Carolyn Gill enlisted in the…...

10+ mon, 1+ day ago   (406+ words) Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph honored the sacrifice and dedication of veterans at a luncheon ceremony Monday morning. CEO Karen Noel took a moment to pause and reflect on the success of the agency’s veterans program. “We’re expanding our…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (307+ words) TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Thousands of Kansans across the state joined in nationwide “No Kings” protests, rallying against the Trump administration and calling out lawmakers for lack of accountability. In Topeka, an estimated 6,300 people turned out at the Kansas State Capitol....