Kansas- Wreaths Across America (WAA) is proud to announce that its Mobile Education Exhibit (MEE will make several stops in Kansas to honor those who served and welcome home Vietnam veterans.
“The mission of Wreaths Across America is to Remember the fallen, Honor those who have served and their families, and teach the next generation the value of freedom,” said Karen Worcester, Executive Director. “The Mobile Education Exhibit provides the unique opportunity for communities to come together and share the stories of those who served and sacrificed. Through our partnership with the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration, the Exhibit also serves as an official ‘Welcome Home’ location for our nation’s Vietnam Veterans.”
The MEE achieves this goal by bringing the local community, veterans, active-duty military and their families together through interactive exhibits, short films, and shared stories. The exhibit serves as a mobile museum, educating visitors about the service and sacrifice of our nation’s heroes as well as serving as an official ‘welcome home’ station for our nation’s Vietnam Veterans.
The stops in Kansas will take place at:
LaCROSS, KS – Friday, October 21, 2022 – The LaCrosse City Cemetery and the Jonathan Gilbert chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is proud to announce a local stop for the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit national tour. The MEE will be free and open to the public locally at 417 Main Street from 9am – 3pm.
BENTON, KS – Sunday, October 23, 2022 – Wreaths Across America at Benton Cemetery is proud to announce a local stop for the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit national tour. The MEE started its tour at the WAA Headquarters in Maine and will be free and open to the public locally at 14789 SW 30th Street from 8am – 6pm.
CLAY CENTER, KS – Monday, October 24, 2022 – The Nathan Edson chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is proud to announce a local stop for the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit national tour. The MEE will be free and open to the public locally at 610 Lincoln Avenue from 10am – 4pm.
SALINA, KS – Thursday, October 25, 2022 – The Mary Wade Strother chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is proud to announce a local stop for the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit national tour. The MEE will be free and open to the public locally at the VFW located at 1108 West Crawford Street from 10am – 5pm.
MANHATTAN, KS – Wednesday, October 26, 2022 – The Polly Ogden chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is proud to announce a local stop for the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit national tour. The MEE will be free and open to the public locally at 114 McCall Road from 10am – 4pm.
ELDORADO, KS – Thursday, October 27, 2022 – Wreaths Across America (WAA) in El Dorado is proud to announce a local stop for the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit (MEE) national tour. The MEE will be in the Parking lot at 2408 W Central Ave from 9:00AM to 5:00PM..
PITTSBURG, KS – Friday, October 28, 2022 – The Oceanus Hopkins and Fort Scott Chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution and Pittsburg State University, Are proud to announce a local stop for the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit national tour. The MEE will be free and open to the public locally at 2001 Rouse Street from 10am – 3pm.
OTTAWA, KS – Saturday, October 29, 2022 – The Walmart Distribution Center
Is proud to announce a private local stop for the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit national tour for an employee family picnic from 3pm – 7pm.
When the MEE pulls into the area, all veterans, active-duty military, their families, and the local community members are invited and encouraged to visit, take a tour and speak with WAA representatives and volunteers. They can also share more about the national nonprofit, and the work its volunteers do to support our heroes and their communities year-round.
The public tours for the MEE are free and open to the public with social distancing, sanitation and COVID-19 safety procedures in place to protect the health of all visitors in accordance with the CDCs recommendation for large gatherings stemming from concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Members of the media, dignitaries, veterans and other interested groups are urged to come, ask questions, share stories and experience this one-of-a-kind exhibit.
To host the MEE in your community, whether it be for a parade, a school-related or veterans’ organization, or a public or private event, visit https://wreathsacrossamerica.org/mee to make a request.
Wreaths Across America is the non-profit organization best known for placing wreaths on veterans’ headstones at Arlington National Cemetery. However, in 2021, the organization placed more than 2.4 million sponsored veterans’ wreaths at over 3,100 participating locations nationwide. Throughout the calendar year you can tune in to Wreaths Across America Internet Radio, 24/7, to learn more about the mission and those who support it across the country, as well as the hundreds of local charitable efforts nationwide that are funded through wreath sponsorships.
You can sponsor a veteran’s wreath anytime for $15 at www.wreathacrossamerica.org. Each sponsorship goes toward a live, balsam wreath that will be placed on the headstone of an American hero as we endeavor to honor all veterans laid to rest at noon on Saturday, December 18, 2021, as part of National Wreaths across America Day.
Click here to find a local participating cemetery near you to support go to and type in your town and/or state.
