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See the new exhibiting highlighting favorite artifacts and their fascinating stories. On view through the end of the year. details>>
Men of the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry & Their Stories: The Battle of Island Mound was only the first of many fights for the men of the 1st KCVI. Come hear about... details>>
This workshop, put on in partnership with Arts and AGEing KC, Shawnee Town 1929, and FFNHA, will help to educate museum professionals and the intricacies, challenges, and... details>>
Gary De Rigne was a Vietnam Platoon Sergeant in the lst Cavalry Division and is a holder of the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Air Medal, Combat Infantrymans Badge, and other decorations. He has written a book about the war, “One Young Soldier.” He said, “there were a hundred times when I expected to be killed in the next five minutes.” Gary was one of the lucky ones, but he grieves for his more than 58,000 buddies who didn’t make it home.
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