News about the military and veterans
- Tonganoxie American Legion gun show, flea market Sept. 27-28
- September 18, 2014
- Tonganoxie American Legion Post 41 will have a benefit gun show and flea market later this month. The local post will have the event from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 27 and 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Leavenworth County Fairgrounds.
- Vietnam vet named grand marshal for Leavenworth County Veterans Day Parade
- September 12, 2014
- A Vietnam veteran who grew up in Leavenworth will be this year’s Leavenworth County Veterans Day Parade grand marshal.
- Basehor VFW earns top state honor
- September 3, 2014
- Basehor VFW Post 11499 has earned an important statewide honor for the past year — and at a time when the requirements to earn the honor have become more stringent.
- Fort Riley soldiers receive new Army carbines
- May 27, 2014
- Soldiers of the Army’s 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley are converting to a new model of the M4 carbine used in combat.
- Basehor VFW to have Memorial Day ceremony
- May 26, 2014
- The Basehor VFW Post will commemorate Memorial Day Monday with a ceremony at noon at Glenwood Cemetery.
- Basehor VFW changes monthly event schedule
- September 11, 2013
- Basehor VFW Post 11499 will host its regular all-you-can-eat breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the post, 2806 North 155th Street. There will be eggs, sausage, biscuits and gravy, pancakes, waffles, juice and coffee.
- Bradley Manning returns to Fort Leavenworth prison
- August 22, 2013
- Military officials say Bradley Manning has returned to a prison at Fort Leavenworth to serve his 35-year prison sentence for giving mountains of classified material to WikiLeaks.
- Basehor VFW to have benefit spaghetti dinner Friday
- August 20, 2013
- Basehor VFW Post 11499 will host a benefit spaghetti dinner from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday.
- Basehor VFW, Boy Scouts to host flag retirement
- June 12, 2013
- The Basehor VFW Post and Boy Scout troop 169 will host a flag retirement ceremony at 8 p.m. Friday at Basehor City Park.
- Weekend of events planned to celebrate Memorial Day
- May 15, 2013
- The Leavenworth Memorial Day Committee has several events planned to commemorate Memorial Day on Monday, May 27.
- Basehor VFW’s future is up in the air
- March 28, 2013
- Strapped for funding, the Basehor VFW Post is struggling to keep its building open for its own needs and community events.
- Basehor VFW hosts fundraiser to save building
- March 21, 2013
- The Basehor VFW Post invites the public to a fundraiser dinner at 6:30 p.m. Saturday to help raise money for its building fund.
- VFW Bingo canceled
- February 12, 2013
- Bingo at the VFW has been canceled for Saturday.
- Spaghetti dinner to help raise funds for taekwondo trip
- December 20, 2012
- The Basehor VFW post will play host to a spaghetti dinner fundraiser for United Taekwondo Center from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday.
