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The National World War I Museum and Liberty Memorial in Kansas City.
(Photo by Seth Tupper)
I had the opportunity yesterday to write a story about the efforts to establish a national memorial for World War I veterans. My story, published today, focuses mainly on the effort of South Dakota Sen. John Thune and the World War I Memorial Foundation to convert an existing D.C. memorial into a national memorial.
There’s also an effort to get the Liberty Memorial at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City designated as the nation’s World War I memorial.
I actually visited the Kansas City memorial and museum two summers ago. My wife purchased tickets to two Twins vs. Royals games in Kansas City for my birthday, and both were night games. That meant we had time during our second day in Kansas City to explore the downtown area.
We were drawn by curiosity to a Washington-monument-like memorial on top of a hill at the edge of downtown. When we got close to it, we saw that it was a memorial to World War I veterans. When we got to the top of the hill, we were very surprised to see that the National World War I Museum was built into the hill’s other side. We had no idea that the museum existed, but we arrived about 45 minutes before closing time and decided to go in. Immediately inside the museum, there’s a theater where a video about the war is played. The rest of the museum consists of fascinating examples of uniforms, weapons and other artifacts from the war. If you’re ever in Kansas City and have the time, I highly recommend a visit to the museum.
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The view of downtown Kansas City from the base of the Liberty Memorial.
(Photo by Seth Tupper)
