07 Jun Commemoration of 76th anniversary of D-Day invasion of HItler’s “Fortress Europe”
Commemoration ceremony marking the 76th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Europe, June 6, 1944....
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26 May 2020 Memorial Day Observance
The 2020 WVMP observance of Memorial Day had to be canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions. However, in a steady light rain, the WVMP Board of Directors gathered in a small private ceremony to pay homage to all veterans of the US military in all wars -...
02 Jan Wreaths Across America 2019
This gallery displays photos from Wichita's 3rd annual Wreaths Across America event that began with an opening ceremony in Wichita Veterans Memorial Park. The ceremony included an Air Force Color Guard, remarks made by Kansas 4 th District Congressman Ron Estes, Wichita Mayor Jeff Longwell and...
10 Dec 78th commemoration of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, December 7, 2019
To honor the soldiers, sailors and airmen that lost their lives on that "Day that will live in infamy, " sailors from the local US Navy Reserve Center laid a wreath at the Pearl Harbor Memorial in Wichita Veterans Memorial Park....
09 Nov Commemoration ceremony of 75th anniversary of D-Day invasion, June 6, 2019
Commemoration ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Europe, June 6, 1944....
08 Nov Independence Day American Revolution Memorial Unveiling Ceremony July 4, 2019
The American Revolution Memorial is unveiled and officially dedicated in Wichita Veterans Memorial Park. July 4, 2019. The ceremony included full military honors with Kansas Army National Guard color guard, gun salute and bugler. Ceremony speakers: Kansas Congressman Ron Estes, Wichita's Director of Parks and Recreation, ...
07 Nov Berlin Airlift Veterans Association Memorial unveiling ceremony.
The Berlin Blockade (1948–49) was the conflict of the Cold War. The Berlin Airlift Veterans Association gathered for a reunion in Wichita in September of 2019. During the reunion, a new Memorial to the Berlin Airlift was unveiled in Wichita Veterans Memorial Park....