University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, April 30, 1991
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Lawrence to honor gulf war veterans
By Nedra Beth Randolph
Kansan staff writer
The United Veterans Organizations of Douglas County will honor local Operation Desert Storm veterans during a ceremony tonight.
The welcome home ceremony, sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 852, Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 22; and the American Legion, will be at 7 onight at the Senior Center. 745 Vermont St
Richard Miller, service officer for the VFW and the DAV, said that Persian Gulf War veterans from the Douglas County area would be the alls of honor at the ceremony. All veterans will be recognized, however.
"We didn't want to ignore the veterans like they were after Vietnam," he said.
He said he did not want to see anything like that happen again.
Miller said he recalled when one of his friends was spat upon after returning from the Vietnam War. He said he did not want to see
"We want to recognize all veterans," he said.
The ceremony will consist of several speakers, including a former prisoner of war and a local clergyman.
A moment of silence will be observed for those who lost their lives during wartime, he said. "Taps" also will be played.
Miller said he expected 25 to 50 gulf war veterans to attack the enemy.
war veterans to attend the ceremony. Miller, who was drafted during WWII, and his company held the ceremony would raise awareness about the plight of disabled veterans.
Many disabled veterans have trouble affording medical care, he said.
Timothy Miller/KANSAN
Tom Berger, assistant director of the office of affirmative action, said that all the veterans who came to the ceremonies would be recogized.
Display designer
Amanda Stullen, Topea sophomore, prepares a sign for the display booth in front of Bailey Hall. Stullen said that the display
was to promote Scholarship Hall Week and that another display would be set up in the Kansas Union.
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