Emporia Main Street and the Freedom Fest Committee have begun their annual Holiday Soldier Care Package Drive that will rub ...

Chickasaw warriors placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a recent trip to Washington, D.C., in ...

Sharon and Charlie Hobbs recently visited the Graysville library to view the Veteran’s Tribute Wall, which recognizes the military service of Graysville men and women. Veterans from the ...

A mere 14 Comanche Code Talkers shipped out to Europe before D-Day in 1944. All 14 came home, and the descendant of one of ...

Emporia, Kansas, known to many as the birthplace of Veterans Day, recently became the setting for a long-awaited homecoming.

The city’s Veterans Day observances go beyond the parade. The memorial service marks a long-standing tradition that dates ...

As always, Emporia, the founding city of Veterans Day, had a full slate of activities to commemorate the holiday, including ...

The day’s origins date back to the end of World War I, but it would not have truly become Veterans Day were it not for Kansas ...

In 1919, King George V of England proclaimed that Armistice Day be marked with two minutes of silence at 11 am, the hour the ...

The parade began with an honors’ volley over the Rahn Township/Tamaqua War Memorial on East Broad Street ... the American ...

As we honor the men and women who have served and continue to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces, we offer our deepest gratitude ...

Celebrating Veterans Day is something that has been done in Kansas for over 70 years. In 1953, Alvin J. King of Emporia, Kansas, proposed that Armistice Day be changed to Veterans Day to recognize and ...