On September 2nd at 10:00 am, Veterans Memorial Park will host a V-J Day commemoration. This event is held to honor the Veterans of World War II, especially those who served in the Pacific Theater. The signing of the terms of surrender by Japan took...
On September 11th, 2024 at 9:00 am, the Veterans Memorial Park Board of Wichita will host a ceremony to commemorate the events of 9/11/2001 and pay tribute to the Veterans who served in the subsequent Global War on Terror. Held at the Park's Operation Freedom...
The United States Submarine Veterans Inc.’s Dorado Base will present their annual Tolling of the Boats ceremony at 1:00 PM on Sunday, October 6, 2024. The commemoration ceremony will be held at the USS Dorado Memorial in Veterans Memorial Park. The ceremony will include a...
On November 11th, 2024, VMPWI will host a Veterans Day Commemoration in the Park at 11:00 am. The event will take place at the Flag Pavilion at the south end of the Park. Colors will be presented by the McConnell Air Force Base Honor Guard...
NEWS RELEASE: At 8:00 am on December 7th, 2024, the Wichita Veterans Memorial Park Board will host a Pearl Harbor Day commemoration at Veterans Memorial Park. The location of this short ceremony will in front of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Memorial. The commemoration will include...
At 12:00 noon on Saturday, March 29th, Wichita’s Veterans Memorial Park will hold a ceremony to commemorate Vietnam Veterans Day. It will be held at the Park’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The event will include the National Anthem, remarks by guest speaker (and Vietnam Veteran) Bryson...
A plaque honoring the twelve East High School students who fought and died during the Vietnam War will be dedicated on Saturday, March 29, 2:00 at East High School, 2301 E. Douglas. The event will include the National Anthem, Flag salute, address by Mayor Wu,...
On May 8th, 2025 at 12:00 noon, the Veterans Memorial Park Board will commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE (Victory in Europe) Day. The location will be at the Park's WWII (Kilroy) Memorial. On this date in 1945, World War II was effectively ended in...
At 11:00 am on Memorial Day, May 26th 2025, the Veterans Memorial Park Board will commemorate this occasion at the Flag Pavilion of Wichita's Veterans Memorial Park. The event will commence with the presentation of the Colors by the McConnell AFB Honor Guard, followed by...
On June 6th, 2025 at 9:00 am there will be a brief ceremony at Wichita's Veterans Memorial Park at the WWII Memorial to commemorate the 81st anniversary of D-Day. This was the Allied invasion of France and Western Europe to take back the countries occupied...