News about the military and veterans
- Soldier father surprises 6-year-old daughter in Basehor-Linwood kindergarten class with return
- December 15, 2011
- The kindergartners chattered loudly, shouting over each other to say words that start with “ch”: “Chicken!” “Chocolate!”
- Basehor fifth-grader with deep military lineage gives back through Wreaths Across America
- December 14, 2011
- When Connor McEnerney was in second grade, he heard that his school was raising money to lay wreaths on veterans’ graves for the holidays.
- Photos: Basehor faces at weekend holiday events
- December 12, 2011
- Basehor residents marked the holiday season this past Saturday at the Wreaths Across America ceremony at Leavenworth National Cemetery, as well as the Christmas Open House at the Basehor Historical Museum, which featured a visit from Santa Claus.
- Middle-school ‘Patriot’ reaches state level of VFW essay competition
- December 7, 2011
- Pieces of paper, filled with passages that had been scratched out and rewritten, were spread across the Foster family’s dinner table as Alyssa Foster worked on her VFW Patriot’s Pen essay earlier this fall, her mother Linda remembers.
- Wreaths Across America to honor veterans in Leavenworth
- December 5, 2011
- The public is invited to a Wreaths Across America ceremony this weekend at Leavenworth National Cemetery, where more than 800 wreaths will be placed on the headstones of service members.
- Basehor VFW announces essay contest winners
- December 2, 2011
- The Basehor VFW Post 11499 this week announced the local winners of its Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen youth competitions for 2011-2012.
- Jenkins nominates BLHS senior for Air Force Academy
- November 28, 2011
- A Basehor-Linwood High School senior is among 33 students nominated by U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins for admission to U.S. military academies.
- Photos: Seniors meet, eat at Basehor VFW Post Thanksgiving dinner
- November 19, 2011
- Basehor VFW Post members estimated about 200 senior citizens came through the post building’s doors for its annual free Thanksgiving dinner for senior citizens Saturday, Nov. 19.
- Basehor VFW inviting senior citizens for Thanksgiving meal Saturday
- November 16, 2011
- The Basehor VFW Post 11499 will offer its annual free Thanksgiving dinner for senior citizens at 2 p.m. Saturday at the post building, 2805 N. 155th St.
- Scores of attendees — and parade entries — honor veterans in Leavenworth
- November 11, 2011
- World War II veteran BB Albert Jr., at 87 years old, attended the oldest Veterans Day parade in the nation for the first time in his life Friday.
- Kickapoo man, 96, to be honored as Leavenworth County’s oldest living WWII veteran
- November 8, 2011
- David Land had never heard his father talk about his time serving with the Army in the Pacific during World War II, save for the names of some cities and islands he’d been to.
- Leavenworth County Veterans Day Parade set for 10:30 a.m. Friday
- November 8, 2011
- The Leavenworth County Veterans Day Parade will take place beginning at 10:30 a.m. Friday in downtown Leavenworth.
- 5 Questions: Honoring service
- Holiday celebrates all veterans, living and dead
- November 8, 2011
- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs answers questions about Veterans Day, which is Friday.
- Veterans find success, healing through writing
- November 2, 2011
- Three U.S. military veterans shared their experiences Saturday, Oct. 29, during the Veterans’ Pen Celebration at the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, Mo.
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