Vietnam vet’s dog tags found in Russia, now back home in U.S.
Ronald Hepper died in 2007 at 58, but last week the Vietnam War veteran’s dog tags finally made it back home, fifty years after they were left on the battle field. The ... Read More »
As Confederate monuments come down across U.S., Wichita memorial comes into question
In 2016, a monument honoring both Union and Confederate Civil War veterans was erected in Wichita’s Veterans Memorial Park. The Reconciliation Memorial replaced a Confederate flag that was taken down the year before following ... Read More »
Kansas City becoming hub for groups serving veterans
Kansas City, which is home to Veterans of Foreign Wars, is welcoming several new veterans organizations to the city. The Rosie Network, National Veterans Transition Services and Veteran Business Project have selected Kansas ... Read More »
Great Overland Station to hold Afternoons of Praise & Thanksgiving, Veterans Ceremony, Harvey House Luncheon
Great Overland Station in Topeka will hold Afternoons of Praise and Thanksgiving called “To God Be the Glory” on November 3, 17 & 24 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. The public is ... Read More »
All Topeka pastors invited to Appreciation Luncheon
The Annual C5 Pastors Appreciation Luncheon will be held October 10, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Great Overland Station. The event is open to the public, and local pastor Hal Smith ... Read More »
Truck collides with 10 motorcycles, killing seven
The state of New Hampshire is in shock Sunday after a motorist plowed into a group of 10 motorcycles Friday night, killing seven. Authorities are trying to determine why the truck, which ... Read More »
‘Darkest Hour’ a great film to honor WWII sacrifice
Just in time for Flag Day and the commemoration of D-Day, the movie Darkest Hour is finding new fans. It’s a suspense filled historical drama about British Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s handling ... Read More »
Veteran parachutes over Normandy 75 years later
Seventy-five years after he did it the first time, a 97-year-old veteran has once again parachuted over Normandy France. Engines throbbing, C-47 transport planes dropped group after group of parachutists, a couple ... Read More »
Normandy remembered: ‘Lord, Let Me See One More Sunrise’
Planes spread out across the sky, nearly wingtip to wingtip. A sniper’s bullet whizzing by the ear. Squeezing a dying soldier’s hand, so he knew he was not alone in Normandy. Across ... Read More »
Tiny home neighborhood for veterans expands
A homeless community continues to grow in south Kansas City but not as you might expect. It’s a neighborhood of tiny homes built to house homeless veterans from across western Missouri. Located ... Read More »
Exhibit examines the armistice and a changed world after WWI
The World War I armistice on Nov. 11, 1918 ended fighting on the Western Front, but the war—and its lasting effects—did not end even with the signing of the Treaty of Paris ... Read More »
Executive Order overhauls Merchant Marine, expands vet opportunities
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 4 to aid the transition of active-duty service members and military veterans into the United States Merchant Marine. The order is called “Supporting the ... Read More »
We’re home–now what? WWI Museum looks at veterans from the Great War
Americans are familiar with the treatment of Vietnam War veterans returning from the front lines. It was a divisive time in our nation’s history and, sadly, veterans often felt the wrath of ... Read More »
Will the Supreme Court protect this 40-foot veteran’s cross?
The Supreme Court seemed poised Wednesday to protect a 40-foot memorial cross on public land in Bladensburg, Maryland, from a lawsuit that argues it violates the Constitution. Though the bottom-line outcome was ... Read More »
City Union Mission campaign goal exceeded
Kansas City stepped up for the homeless and at-risk families recently by their generosity and exceeded the campaign goal says the City Union Mission Executive Director Dan Doty. Doty announced today that ... Read More »
Lawrence artist has hand in creating footwear for Mahomes and other Chiefs players
John Sebelius is an artist in Lawrence and a lifelong Chiefs fan. He got the chance to work with his favorite team for the NFL’s “my cause my cleats campaign.” The campaign gives NFL players ... Read More »
When did the Second World War really start?
Today, December 7, we remember the 77th anniversary of Pearl Harbor – the date recognized as the entry of the United States into the Second World War. This summer we will mark ... Read More »
Missouri’s medical marijuana: what it means
With the passage of Amendment 2, and the confusion around all three ballot measures, what exactly will happen with the legalization of medical marijuana in Missouri? That’s the question that those that ... Read More »
City Union Mission and churches to honor veterans
City Union Mission is partnering with local churches to hold a special dinner and chapel service to remember and celebrate all U.S. veterans Sunday, Nov. 11. Cornerstone Presbyterian Church will host the chapel ... Read More »
Vietnam vets to be honored at ceremony
Ed “Doc” Golden says enlisting in the military did not require any one thanking him. In fact, after serving in Vietnam, he didn’t hear “thank you” for many years. America’s involvement in ... Read More »
Chillicothe honors vets as a ‘Purple Heart City’
Chillicothe is placing signs soon to show its support for America’s soldiers who have received the Purple Heart medal. City Administrator Darin Chappell says the signs will state the northwest Missouri town ... Read More »
VA Ban on Christmas Trees, Carols Lifted
Officials at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salem, Va., sent an email to employees in November outlining a ban on Christmas trees, carols and cards in public areas, only to quickly reverse their ... Read More »
