by BECKY GOFF
Little Apple Post
JUNCTION CITY - Last weekend, member of the American Legion Post 45 and American Legion Riders Chapter 45 honored the more than 80 fallen Kansas soldiers with a monument dedication.
The monument is on the east edge of Heritage Park and faces the east.
Containing the more than 80 names of soldiers from Kansas who have been killed while serving in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Gulf War.
The full dedication ceremony can be watched here.
*The monument will be removed in the next few weeks to receive repairs due to damage occurring during shipping. While being repaired an additional five names will be added to the monument.