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Memorial Day events in Wyandotte County

Here are some Memorial Day activities we have heard about in Wyandotte County:

Bonner Springs to hold annual Memorial Day service

The Bonner Springs annual Memorial Day service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, May 30, at the Soldiers’ Circle in the Bonner Springs Cemetery, Metropolitan and Sheidley.

The master of ceremonies of the event will be Bonner Springs Mayor Jeff Harrington. VFW Post 6401 will present the colors and a flag ceremony. They also will perform a 21-gun salute.

Elaine Berg and Brian Berg will play taps. Malisa Wallace will sing the national anthem and “God Bless America.” Councilmember George Cooper will read two poems.

8,000 flags at KCK’s City Park to honor fallen veterans

About 8,000 flags have been placed at City Park, 26th and Park Drive, in Kansas City, Kan., to honor fallen veterans in the war on terror. It is an effort by the American Fallen Warrior Memorial Foundation with donations from Home Depot.

A ceremony is planned at 10 a.m. Monday, May 30, at the location in City Park. Part of City Park is planned to be the future home of a national war memorial by the AFWMF.

For more information, see http://afwmf.org/.

Memorial Day Mass planned at cemetery

A Memorial Day Mass will be held at 9 a.m. Monday, May 30, at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, 38th and State Avenue, Kansas City, Kan. The Rev. Jeremiah Spencer will celebrate the Mass. Ed Grisnik will play liturgical music.

Liberty Memorial events

Other areas throughout Greater Kansas City also are sponsoring Memorial Day activities.

One of the largest is the Liberty Memorial, a museum dedicated to veterans of World War I. The National World War I Museum and Memorial is at 100 W. 26th St., Kansas City, Mo. There is free admission for veterans and active duty military and half-price admission for the public (Friday-Monday, May 27-30)

U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II, Kansas City Mayor Sly James, Jackson County Executive Frank White expected for public Memorial Day Ceremony in the Memorial Courtyard featuring keynote address from former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Kansas City native General (Ret.) Richard Myers (Monday, May 30; 10 a.m.)

For more information, see https://wyandotteonline.com/memorial-day-weekend-events-planned-at-liberty-memorial/.

Memorial Day weekend events planned at Liberty Memorial

Several Memorial Day weekend events are planned at the Liberty Memorial to honor veterans and military personnel.

The National World War I Museum and Memorial is in Kansas City, Mo.

A list of activities planned:

• Free admission for veterans and active duty military and half-price admission for the public (Friday-Monday, May 27-30)

• Vintage military vehicle display of nearly 20 vehicles from World War I, World War II, Korean War and Operation Desert Storm (Saturday-Sunday; 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.) and Vietnam War (Friday-Monday; 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.)

• Hands-on History program where children of all ages are invited to handle Great War artifacts (Saturday, May 28; at 11 a.m.)

• Storytime: Poppies family-friendly event (Saturday, May 28; at 1 p.m.)

• Wounded Warriors Family Support High Five Tour vehicle display (Sunday-Monday, May 29-30; 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.)

• USFAA Truman Chapter Ruck March, free spectator event on the North Lawn of the Museum (Monday, May 30; at 8 a.m.)

• Pancake breakfast benefitting the National World War I Museum and Memorial (Monday, May 30; 9-11 a.m.)

• U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II, Kansas City Mayor Sly James, Jackson County Executive Frank White expected for public Memorial Day Ceremony in the Memorial Courtyard featuring keynote address from former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Kansas City native General (Ret.) Richard Myers (Monday, May 30; 10 a.m.)

• Nearly 100 New “Walk of Honor” Bricks to be dedicated during ceremony featuring Rear Admiral (Ret.) Stanton Thompson, former Arlington National Cemetery “Old Guard” member and former Director of the Army Center for Lessons Learned Colonel (Ret.) Thomas Roe, patriotic songs and presentation of all new honorees (Monday, May 30; 2 p.m.)

• Opportunity to view recently opened special exhibitions They Shall Not Pass | 1916, The Volunteers: Americans Join World War I 1914-1919 and Images of the Great War: European Offensives 1914-1916.

The museum and memorial is at 100 W. 26th St., Kansas City, Mo. For more information, visit https://www.theworldwar.org/.

Two Kansas City area men sentenced in $93,000 drug deal

Two Kansas City area men who set up a $93,000 drug deal have been sentenced to federal prison, acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.

Timothy Wilson, 51, Kansas City, Mo., and John Hernandez, 38, Kansas City, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Wilson was sentenced Wednesday to 7.5 years in federal prison. Hernandez was sentenced Tuesday to 4.75 years.

In their pleas, they admitted they arranged to buy three kilograms of cocaine at a price of $31,000 per kilogram. They were not aware that the sellers were undercover agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement from El Paso, Texas.

Wilson and Hernandez were arrested Sept. 3, 2015, in the parking lot of a Mexican restaurant at 542 Southwest Blvd. in Kansas City, Kan., when they attempted to exchange the money for the cocaine.

Beall commended Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney James Ward for their work on the case.