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Overland Park Korean War Veteran's Memorial

June 10, 2003
Monument will honor and educate Overland Park OKs Korean War memorial site
Author: ERIN FITZGERALD; The Kansas City Star
Edition: JOHNSON COUNTY
Section: METRO
Page: B1
Estimated printed pages: 2
Article Text:
In the nation's classrooms, the Vietnam War often overshadows the Korean War in American history.
But a Johnson County veterans group wants to make sure that those who visit a memorial in south Overland Park never forget the almost 37,000 American soldiers who gave their lives in Korea.
They hope younger generations will recall the conflict that left more than 100,000 Americans wounded. They hope passersby will pay tribute to those who have never been found, and to the missing in action.
Kansas City Star, The (MO)
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August 16, 2003
Site for Korean War memorial to be dedicated Veterans group says tribute to cost at least $300,000
Author: ERIN FITZGERALD; The Kansas City Star
Edition: JOHNSON COUNTY
Section: BLUE VALLEY & LEAWOOD STAR
Page: 1
Estimated printed pages: 2
Article Text:
A veterans group envisions a planned Korean War memorial in Overland Park as a place for people to remember, reflect and learn about the war.
The city recently approved the site for the memorial at the southwest corner of 119th Street and Lowell Avenue, near Tomahawk Ridge Community Center.
Kansas City Star, The (MO)
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August 20, 2003
Site for Korean War memorial to be dedicated Veterans group plans to raise at least $300,000
Author: ERIN FITZGERALD; The Kansas City Star
Edition: JOHNSON COUNTY Section: SHAWNEE MISSION STAR Page: 1
Estimated printed pages: 3
A local chapter of the National Korean War Veterans Association will dedicate the site at 11 a.m. Saturday. The public is invited to attend.
U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback is scheduled to speak. Mayor Ed Eilert is also scheduled to attend, and Frank Curtis, artistic director of the Fine Arts Institute in Leawood, will sing "The Star Spangled Banner."
The group plans to start fund raising in September for the memorial that is expected to cost between $300,000 and $500,000, said Jack Krumme, who leads the Korean War Veterans Memorial Committee of Johnson County, which is part of the local chapter.
Kansas City Star, The (MO)

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