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.
Kansas City marks 100 years of honoring fallen service members at Liberty Memorial
Crowds gathered early at Celebration at the Station to secure seats for timeless classics performed by the Kansas City Symphony. Nancy Novacek has attended the event for 20 years, coming to honor the fallen and the service members in her own family.
“Pride beams through my heart the fact I was able to witness what they went through,” Novacek said.
Vietnam veteran Andy Miller, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps, said the meaning of the holiday for some veterans can get lost in the stories of their own service.
“Too many times I hear people talking about what they did in the war and where they were, for me it’s the guys that didn’t come back,” Miller said…