The Korean War Memorial in Overland Park, KS is a beautiful tribute to the fallen and missing warriors of the Korean War. Located at 119th Street and Lowell, the memorial features a curved wall, black marble benches, and privately-subscribed memorial paving stones to honor individual U.S. military veterans of all services and eras. The site also includes rock piles representing Korea's battlefields and will soon feature a bronze statue of a soldier mourning a fallen comrade. The dedication ceremony was attended by over one thousand people, including General Richard B. Meyer Ret, former chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Congressman Dennis Moore, who credited the many organizations and individuals who worked and donated to make the monument a reality. In Topeka, KS, the Korean War Memorial in Gage Park commemorates the supreme sacrifice of 210 North East Kansas Korean war veterans who were KIA in the war. The memorial consists of three tablets, with the large middle tablet listing the names of the men from the 25 counties of northeastern Kansas. The memorial was dedicated on July 27, 2003, the 50th anniversary of the cease-fire in Korea, with U.S. Senator Sam Brownback as the keynote speaker. The dedication was supported by local service posts, Junior R.O.T.C. from various high schools, and approximately 425 attendees. In Wichita, the Kansas Korean War Memorial in Veterans Memorial Park pays tribute to the heroic acts and sacrifices made by Kansans during the war. Dedicated in May 2001, the memorial was constructed by the Kansas Korean War Memorial Association and is located at Central Ave. and Greenway Blvd.
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