Friday, Oct 16, 2009 World War II Veteran Honored WWII and 137th Vetran Raymond Schrader was featured in our local catholic newspaper, The Leaven, this past September. He received the French Legion of Honor at the 35th Division Reunion. The article is on page four, http://www.theleaven.com/past_issues/_pdf/v31/Leaven10-16-09.pdf. Saturday, Sept 26, 2009 35th Division Association Reunion Our very own TSgt Hruska, SSgt Taylor and Sgt's Elliot and Watson had the honor of providing the color guard for Saturday's memorial service at the 35th division reunion in Topeka. SSgt Taylor and Sgt Elliot were tapped for the reading of the names of this past years fallen, by placing a single poppy into a helmet after each name had been read. Check out the news footage from KTKA 49, http://www.ktka.com/news/2009/sep/26/35th_division_holds_reunion/   Monday, May 26, 2008 World War I Veteran Honored Frank Woodruff Buckles, 107, had a feeling he'd survive World War I. What he could not have known at the time was that he'd be the last known American-born survivor of the Great War. Pfc. Dan Fullerton was interviewed during this TV segment. Check out KCTV5's website. Sunday, June 03, 2007 History event aims to increase support for soldiers Media darling Pfc. Taylor is featured in the newpaper again! Check out http://www.cjonline.com/stories/060307/lei_174523965.shtml for the full story and a good picture of Joe. This article in the Topeka Capital-Journal showcases this year's annual Heartland Military Day at the Kansas National Guard Museum at Forbes Field, Topeka. Although free, you will have to register with the newspaper website to access the story. Tuesday, May 15, 2007 Honoring the hometown heroes TSgt. Hruska and Pvt. Goslin appear in a photograph taken at the Bonner Springs VFW salute event, published in an article about the WWII and Korean war vets present at the event by the Kansas City Star newspaper at http://www.kansascity.com/news/neighborhood/wyandotte_county/story/108453.html Monday, May 07, 2007 Living History: Students see World War II through countries' eyes Another article on the Shawnee Heights Elementary School display, this time published by the Topeka Capital-Journal Newspaper Click here for the full story as published by the Topeka Capital-Journal. Warning: Although free, you will have to register with the newspaper website to access the story. Friday, May 04, 2007 Shawnee Heights Students Get Firsthand Look at WWII Students at Shawnee Heights Elementary School got a first-hand look at World War II artifacts Friday. The school invited speakers representing Germany, Italy, Russia, Great Britain and the United States to share their knowledge with the students. The speakers dressed in period costumes and showed off artifacts like weapons, helmets and patches. Fourth grade teacher Joe Taylor says it's a way for students to experience the era hands-on. He says the students do things like see what it's like to carry a heavy backpack for a whole day. From article posted by Topeka's WIBW channel 13 T.V. station in their website at http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/7339681.html Sunday, June 04, 2006 Museum hosts WWII re-enactment to honor veterans Once more, some of our members have a few seconds of fame by appearing in the Topeka Capital-Journal newspaper. The ocassion was the annual KS National Guard museum Public Display and Battle. Sgt. Rusty Elliot and Pvt. Rick McClellan are visible in the photograph published, behind Airborne medic Max Brown. Click here for the full story as published by the Topeka Capital-Journal. Warning: Although free, you will have to register with the newspaper website to access the story. Sunday, August 28, 2005 Extra! Extra! Kansas National Guard relives 150-year history! Re-enactors, displays at Forbes part of celebration! Sargeant Herb Jackson briefly talked to a reporter and was nicely quoted in the story. Check it out! Click here for the full story as published by the Topeka Capital-Journal. Warning: Although free, you will have to register with the newspaper website to access the story. Friday, July 18, 2003 Lieutenant Dan (1st Lt. Fullerton, G Company CO) poses for the camera, and he and Sgt. Hruska (our Platoon Sgt.) talk to the press about reenacting. The ocassion? The dedication of the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. Click here for the full story as published by the Lawrence Journal World. Make sure you also check out the Journal World's Internet enhanced version of the story, as it contains more pictures. Click here. Other related versions of this story can be found here and here.

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