The Korean Armistice Agreement brought to an end over three years of tremendous fighting against communist expansionism and tyranny on the Korean Peninsula. WVMP will honor the the 23,600 Americans who were killed in action and the more than 103,000 who were wounded in the...
Known as “Victory over Japan Day,” or simply “VJ Day,” the term is used to refer to September 2, 1945. On that date, the Empire of Japan’s formal surrender took place aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, anchored in Tokyo Bay. (SOURCE: History.com, V-J Day.) WVMP will...
Note the NEW DATE and NEW TIME. This ceremony will be held at the Operation Freedom Memorial and honors and remembers all those Americans who served in Desert Storm. Desert Shield and who died on 9/11/01 and those who served in the subsequent War on...
The First World War ended on November 11, 1918, at 11 a.m. At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month WVMP will honor all veterans who served in the US military with a ceremony at the Flag Pavillion. The ceremony will...
“Taps” will be played on the bugle and a memorial wreath will be laid at the Pearl Harbor Memorial. This to honor the 2,008 sailors were killed and 710 others wounded; 218 soldiers and airmen (who were part of the Army prior to the independent...
There will be a commemoration held at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Wichita's Veterans' Memorial Park at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, March 29th, 2023. The event will include guest speaker COL (Ret) Robert Hester, bugler and rifle detail salute. This event is open to the...
There will be a short ceremony at the WWII (Kilroy) Memorial in Veterans' Memorial Park on Monday, May 8th at 1:00 PM to commemorate this historic event.
Memorial Day 2023 will be commemorated at 11:00 am in Veterans' Memorial Park at the Flag Pavilion on Monday, May 29th, 2023. There will be a guest speaker, Color Guard, Rifle Detail and a bugler to play the National Anthem and Taps for this event. ...
There will be a short ceremony at the WWII Memorial in Veterans Memorial Park at 11:00 am on June 6th, 2023. A wreath-laying will be conducted, along with a few appropriate words from the MC and Chaplain, followed by the playing of Taps by our...
At 1:00 pm at the Flag Pavilion of Veterans Memorial Park, the Kansas Elks will hold a state-wide Flag Day ceremony. The event will include a Flag Retirement ceremony conducted by American Legion Post 4.
