Military/Veterans

News about the military and veterans

Basehor Rustlers 4-H club to raise money for VFW Post with car wash Saturday
July 14, 2011
The Basehor Rustlers 4-H club will have a car wash fundraiser Saturday to raise funds for the Basehor VFW Post 11499.
Officer Candidate School in Salina to welcome return of alumni
By Staff Report
July 11, 2011
The Officer Candidate School in Salina is inviting alumni from the program to help celebrate a landmark anniversary later this summer.
Basehor VFW Post announces new officers
July 7, 2011
The Basehor VFW Post 11499 has announced its newly elected officers for 2011-12.
Photos: Fourth of July in Basehor
July 5, 2011
Visitors filled the parking lot and surrounded the football field at Basehor-Linwood High School on Monday night, taking seats on folding chairs or truck beds in anticipation of the fireworks show that would cap off the festivities.
Fort Leavenworth pays respects to fallen soldier
June 30, 2011
Fort Leavenworth paid honors Tuesday to Staff Sgt. Jeremy Katzenberger, who was killed in Paktika, Afghanistan.
Basehor VFW performing flag ceremony before Falcon Lakes July 4 tournament
June 30, 2011
Members of the Basehor VFW Post 11499 will perform a flag-raising ceremony early Monday morning to kick off a July 4 golf tournament at Falcon Lakes Golf Club in Basehor.
Leavenworth native reaches national finals of Army Reserve Best Warrior contest
By Matt Erickson
June 29, 2011
Staff Sgt. Max Rees wandered through a Wisconsin forest at 4 a.m. last week, no other people in sight. He was glad to be there.
Fort Leavenworth family awaits August reunion with father deployed to Iraq
By Matt Erickson
June 29, 2011
This Fourth of July, one Fort Leavenworth family will have its eyes on another date, a date that will bring the end of time-zone calculations, online video chats and traced outlines of growing children shipped overseas: the Fifth of August.
Indictment: Fake war hero took work from true vets
By Sara Shepherd
12:00 a.m., June 22, 2011 Updated 12:00 a.m.
A business owner’s allegedly erroneously awarded multi-million-dollar construction contracts may have included a major project at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery.
Phony war hero indicted for fraud in Fort Leavenworth construction projects
By Sara Shepherd
June 16, 2011
When the economy slowed down and construction jobs started drying up, Warren K. Parker had an idea for getting more business.
Basehor VFW planning another bingo night Saturday
June 8, 2011
After its first-ever bingo night was a success in May, the Basehor VFW Post 11499 will have another one Saturday.
Army chief of staff to be speaker at Fort Leavenworth graduation
June 7, 2011
Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey will speak to more than 1,000 students — including 69 international officers and 10 from other government agencies — graduating from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff Officer Intermediate Level Education Course on Friday at Fort Leavenworth.
Basehor Intermediate School students donate $700 to VFW Post
June 2, 2011
Students at Basehor Intermediate School last week raised about $700 for the Basehor VFW Post 11499 last week after post members asked for community support because of budget p
Fort Leavenworth plans Memorial Day events
May 26, 2011
Fort Leavenworth will play host to its annual Memorial Day ceremony at 11:40 a.m. Monday, May 30, at the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, 150 Muncie Road, Leavenworth.