Vietnam era veterans in Kansas will be honored at a special ceremony at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, at the Bethany Medical Office Building, second floor conference room, 21 N. 12th St., Kansas City, Kan.
Several veterans will receive medallions recognizing their service in the armed forces during this time.
The Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs will present medallions and certificates to veterans at this ceremony. The Kansas City, Kan., NAACP is sponsoring this event.
Wayne Bollig, chairman of the Veterans Claims Assistance Program Advisory Board, is scheduled to make the medallion and certificate presentations.
Veterans, with their families, have been invited to the ceremony.
Among the veterans to be honored are Thaerius S. Berry, Lawrence E. Byers, David Coleman, Willie L. Clark, Lawrence L. Crockett, Terry L. Crowder, Burnell E. Davis, Larry E. Fennell, Clifford Hobbs Jr., Harry L. Hughes, Michael D. Ingram, Clifford A. Liggins, Richard E. Mabion, Leonard M. Madison, Robert L. Pendleton, Roy L. Robinson, Robert W. Sayles Jr., Charles B. Slaughter, Leonard Sparkman Jr., Robert A. Tolliver, Hildred F. Townsend Jr., Frederick W. White III, William M. White, Alfred O. Burdette Jr., James M. Robinson Jr., and Jodie V. Welch Jr.