October 27, 2025 • 14 mins
We celebrate Manhattan’s Veterans Day with the biggest parade in Kansas, a salute to the National Guard and Reserve, and a free, accessible ceremony that welcomes everyone in person and online. From breakfast at the American Legion to mall exhibits and mounted color guard, the day blends pageantry with purpose.
• Parade details and route from mall to City Hall
• Focus on honoring National Guard and Reserve
• Free veteran breakfast hosted by Knights of Columbus
• Ceremony at 11 a.m. with senior Guard leader speaking
• Broadcast on KMAN, Facebook Live, and Cox Channel 3
• Mall exhibits with artifacts and local veterans’ stories
• Volunteers from E-9 Association and K-State historians
• Flags and dog tags for attendees and care facilities
• How to register, join meetings, and get involved
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SPEAKER_02 (00:00):
Philanthropy Today is brought to you by the Greater
Manhattan Community Foundation.
In this episode, we feature arecently broadcast segment of
the GMCF Community Hour, asheard on News Radio KMAN.
It's kind of funny.
We get busy talking in here.
We kind of lose track of whatgoes on here in the studio.
And thankfully, Gwen back therehas given me a thumbs up and
(00:22):
says, Okay, Dave, shut up andget Britt the show.
It's the GMCF Community Hour.
We do this every Monday morningat 10 on News Radio KMAN.
I'm Dave Lewis.
Got a couple of friends here inthe studio, which is always fun.
It's even more fun when we'reoff mic.
This is very important.
It's very important.
Very important.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Melody Sexton.
SPEAKER_00 (00:42):
Yes, sir.
Hello, dear suffering, MelodySexton.
SPEAKER_02 (00:45):
Well, how long have you been married now?
43 years.
43 years.
Oh my gosh.
Bless your heart.
SPEAKER_00 (00:50):
I know.
SPEAKER_02 (00:50):
And St.
SPEAKER_00 (00:51):
Melody.
SPEAKER_02 (00:52):
Sexton.
Chuck Sexton is past presidentin Melody.
You're in charge of publicity ofthe Flint Hills Veterans
Coalition.
We're going to talk aboutVeterans Day in Manhattan, which
is an amazing celebration.
SPEAKER_01 (01:04):
Hey, Dave, if I can say first off, uh thanks to GMCF
for what they do for the parade.
And Vern and all the folks downthere, the way they support this
hometown America extravaganza.
Can I use the wordsextravaganza?
Can I go that far?
I think that that's a goodminimal word to use.
That's what it is.
I can't spell it, but I'm goingto use it.
(01:25):
I can spell it, but go ahead.
But the the things they do tomake this uh event come off for
the entire community is it ifpeople only knew behind the
scenes, and I I'm giving themshort shrift here in this couple
of seconds, but Vern, Christine,and all the folks down there,
David, you yourself, the thelevel of support that you give,
if we did not have it, thisparade would not come off.
(01:47):
So my hat's off to you, asshould be all the.
SPEAKER_02 (01:49):
And let's give a shout-out to the city of
Manhattan, too, for you know,all the work that they do and
the facilities for thecommanding ceremony.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
There's it's an allhands-on-deck day.
SPEAKER_01 (02:01):
Yeah.
SPEAKER_02 (02:01):
And all the kids that come.
Oh, yeah.
SPEAKER_01 (02:03):
Well, that's so much fun.
You know, it takes that level ofsupport and commitment to have
the biggest parade, Veterans Dayparade in the state of Kansas.
SPEAKER_00 (02:12):
We do count ourselves as the biggest parade
in the state of Kansas.
SPEAKER_02 (02:16):
And there's good reason to.
SPEAKER_00 (02:17):
And there is, because Leavenworth, uh, we
don't require anyone to be inthe parade.
SPEAKER_01 (02:22):
They have to order people to go to the parade.
You know, they have themilitary, so they can order them
to be the house.
They gotta order them.
So that's the way it goes, youknow.
SPEAKER_00 (02:30):
I'm just saying.
SPEAKER_01 (02:32):
Well, you know, and we we hold this truth as
self-evident that we are thegreatest parade in the region.
SPEAKER_00 (02:37):
In the region.
In the region.
SPEAKER_02 (02:39):
Okay.
Melody, I'm going to turn thisover to you so that we can
because we have timeconstraints.
SPEAKER_00 (02:44):
I know.
SPEAKER_02 (02:45):
Uh the parade.
Let's go over the details.
SPEAKER_00 (02:47):
Correct.
Okay.
So you want to be in Manhattandowntown on November 11th,
especially at 9 30 a.m., becausethat's when we have our Veterans
Day parade.
We go from the mall to CityHall.
Um, so we'll be starting out umin front of uh the entrance to
the mall on Third Street andPoints and heading all the way
(03:10):
down just past City Hall withall of our parades, floats.
As a matter of fact, I do wantto say this is the probably
possibly the last time, at leastin a while, that you'll be able
to see the um Fort Riley uhcommanding general's mounted
color code.
SPEAKER_02 (03:26):
I was going to ask about that.
Yep.
SPEAKER_00 (03:28):
Yes, they are.
Yes, they are.
So we'll be happy to see that.
That's right.
That's right.
You're gonna want to see that.
Um this year, we're organ we arehonoring our uh nation's
National Guard and Reserves.
You know, they're so important,not only domestically, um, but
also when in times of war.
(03:48):
We rely on them heavily to makeup a great portion of the
fighting forces that we have.
Um, so we want to acknowledgethat this year and say a big
thank you to our Guard andReserve veterans and active.
SPEAKER_01 (04:03):
Yeah, it's been about a hundred, you know, not
many people know this as ahistorian, not many people know
this, but about 110 years, 110years since we've had what we
know as the modern guard.
And it came through an act ofCongress where it changed it
from militias raising amongstthe states to actually having
something solid that wasassociated directly with the
United States Army.
And that important element hasbeen with us in all our military
(04:27):
actions since the First WorldWar.
So it's a bit it's a big dealfor these guys.
SPEAKER_00 (04:31):
And you can still register and join us at the
parade, um, FlintHillsveterans.org.
Um, very easy to register.
I also want to mention beforethe parade, you're gonna want to
go to the American Legion.
I think it's um what is it, 113?
114.
114 McCall Road.
SPEAKER_02 (04:49):
I remember some of these things from my old radio
days.
SPEAKER_00 (04:51):
Ah, there you go.
We are so lucky every year we'vehad the Monsignor Lucky fourth
degree Knights of Columbusmaking breakfast for us.
And that day, veterans will eatfree.
And I believe that's from Ibelieve that's from 7:30 a.m.
until nine.
Um, so it's a small fee ifyou're accompanying your veteran
(05:14):
or if you just want to come andhave some great food.
And I'm telling you, it's greatfood, but you don't want to miss
that at the American Legion.
We want to thank them forhosting that.
It's the best way to start theday.
SPEAKER_01 (05:24):
It is.
And they are good-looking fellastoo.
They're very good looking.
You know, I was gonna sayfriendly.
SPEAKER_00 (05:33):
Moving on.
And that too.
Moving on.
Um, I want to talk about, I'mgonna skip down to the Veterans
Day ceremony of honor and peaceauditorium.
Um, I think you're familiar withthat.
And that's going to be at 11a.m.
So it's the 11th month, the 11thday, the 11th hour.
(05:53):
Um, significance of thatbriefly, Chuck.
SPEAKER_01 (05:56):
End of the first world war.
SPEAKER_00 (05:58):
There you go.
That's that was brief.
That was brief.
He could do Is he always thatresponsive to you?
Are you?
But if you better believe it,it's amazing.
So this is this is uh this isimmediately following the
parade.
It is free to the public.
We really encourage you to come.
There's um some great singingand some great uh speakers, and
(06:20):
we have participation of theagain, the American Legion and
is it the VFW as well?
SPEAKER_01 (06:27):
Yeah, and and the young people in the community as
well.
SPEAKER_00 (06:30):
Correct.
Um, so this is a free event.
It's gonna be in City Hall,which is five 11th in points.
There you go.
There it's at 11th in points.
SPEAKER_01 (06:40):
Like a steel trap.
SPEAKER_00 (06:41):
I know, he's so smart.
Free to the public, our guestspeaker this year.
We're um very lucky to haveLieutenant Colonel Promotable
David Graff Jr., who is a um hespent most of his career in
Kansas now with the NationalGuard, but he is currently the
director of human resources forthe Kansas National Guard.
(07:02):
And I learned something thismorning about that uh that's
important.
SPEAKER_01 (07:05):
Well, yes, you did.
Did you learn it too, Charlie?
I learn every day, just wakingup.
Please share what we learned wasuh he is for the state level of
the guard.
So that includes not only theArmy National Guard, but the Air
National Guard as well.
So he is in what we'd call inthe active army a joint
headquarters, and he's thebasically the personnel officer
(07:28):
for the for the state of Kansas,which is kind of a cool thing.
SPEAKER_00 (07:30):
I did know that.
Did not know that.
And most recently, just beforethat, he was the I think it was
the deputy commander of the130th.
That's me here in Manhattan.
Yes.
Manhattan's that is correct.
Do you want me to go on todisplays?
SPEAKER_02 (07:45):
I do want to make uh one addition to the ceremony
thing.
Yes.
Um, broadcast on K-Man.
SPEAKER_00 (07:51):
Oh, thank you.
Yes.
SPEAKER_02 (07:52):
And also we will be uh having it on Facebook.
Facebook Live Live as well as umCox Cable Channel 3.
SPEAKER_01 (08:02):
That's right.
And we do that uh and and Ireally appreciate you doing that
for our veterans that are notable to make it in person to
either the parade or to theceremony of honor.
SPEAKER_00 (08:12):
And an interesting thing about that, Dave, you've
been doing that for us everyyear.
We started doing that duringCOVID when we were, I think, the
only parade in Manhattan, Kansasthat year.
SPEAKER_01 (08:22):
Largest and only.
SPEAKER_00 (08:23):
Largest.
We definitely the largest in thestate.
And um the feedback we got fromthe broadcasts that we did for
people in general was from theseniors in in their own homes
and senior living.
And they said, this iswonderful.
Please continue to do that.
So that's why we do it everyyear, is for our veterans and
our citizens that are, forwhatever reason, they can't make
(08:46):
it, but especially those thatare at home and and want to
celebrate our country.
SPEAKER_01 (08:52):
So if you're wondering why the Flint Hills
Veterans Coalition every once ina while will ask for money or
for donations, it's because ofthat.
So we can continue to offer ourthose veterans, those families
of veterans, that opportunity tobe with us in spirit virtually.
If they can't be with us, soimportant to include that.
SPEAKER_02 (09:12):
It's cool to hear, you know, like at the Sea of
Living Homes, you know, theyhave watch parties.
Yeah.
And that's that's that's a coolthing to be able to provide for
them.
And and I think that that'smeaningful for them to be
included still.
Absolutely.
SPEAKER_01 (09:26):
Because we're losing, you know, with our World
War II guys, we're losing moreand more every year.
SPEAKER_02 (09:30):
A lot of our Vietnam guys, too.
That's right.
SPEAKER_01 (09:32):
Korea guys.
Yeah.
So nobody lasts forever.
But Jim Sharp does.
Yeah.
Well, Jim Sharp, yeah.
That's true.
SPEAKER_00 (09:41):
God bless him.
I'm so happy to hear that, too.
Um, let's see.
Continuing on, our Veterans Daydisplays.
Now, these have been headed upfor years by Mark Mike uh
members.
Yep, Mike Cardello and uh LarryMorgan.
And they have they have justbeen stalwart supporters of this
(10:02):
of this parade and theactivities that day.
And so we have some wonderfuldisplays in both of these are
gonna be in the Manhattan TownCenter Mall.
If you go in through that pointsand third street entrance,
you'll see our displays ofManhattan veterans and their
stories.
It's gonna be on some boardsthat have been put up.
They're just fantastic.
(10:22):
Um, and then continue into themall, and I think it's down by
Bath and Body Works, is wherewe're going to have our uh in
one of the storefronts.
The mall has generously allowedus to display um I'm gonna
artifacts, yeah, I suppose isthe best way to say it.
Memorabilia that Mark Kai MikeCardello collected through the
(10:42):
years to include uniforms andjust wonderful things from his
travels.
It's amazing.
And you can go in, and this isassisted.
Uh we have assisted from KansasArmed Forces E-9 Association
Sunflower Chapter.
They're on board this year tohelp out.
And last year and the yearbefore, I think.
SPEAKER_01 (11:01):
And I'm standing at parade rest as I say the E-9
Association, because that's allthe SARM majors and the senior
non-commissioned officers.
So you better show some respectdown there, David.
That would be new for me.
Obviously.
SPEAKER_00 (11:15):
So that that is something that we're
particularly proud of, and thatthat's continuing on.
SPEAKER_01 (11:20):
Another neat thing is some of the some of the
information that goes behind theresearch into some of those
artifacts comes from our folksat Kansas State University, the
history department out there.
You know, you've got guys likeuh the guy who's in charge,
Andrew Orr.
Yeah, he's he helps out withidentifying things.
And you got Suzanne Orr andtheir lovely daughter Sarah that
(11:40):
are out there.
So we do they all help out tomake this community thing
happen.
SPEAKER_00 (11:45):
Yes, absolutely.
How much more time do I have?
SPEAKER_01 (11:48):
We'll take the whole half hour, Mr.
DeMille.
Let's wrap things up here.
SPEAKER_00 (11:53):
We will wrap it up.
Okay.
All right.
SPEAKER_02 (11:55):
And and you know, the Flint Hills Veterans
Coalition does so many things.
How can people get involved orfollow along?
SPEAKER_00 (12:01):
Well, I'm so glad you asked.
So our next meeting is going tobe October 28th at 10 a.m., the
Manhattan Chamber of Commerce.
So we welcome all new members.
And you don't have to be aveteran to join.
Um, you just have to bepatriotic.
Yeah.
And then I do want to do a shoutout for the Manhattan Military
(12:23):
Relations Committee luncheon.
That's going to be Wednesday,November 5th at 11:30 a.m.
Holiday Inn by the campus, andyou can RSVP at chamber um
chamber at manhattan.org.
SPEAKER_01 (12:35):
And if you're lucky enough, you can get a dog tag at
the parade too.
Oh, yeah.
I don't want to forget.
No parade, no veterans dayparade without a dog tag.
Yep.
And and flags.
And flags.
Well, and the flags, big dealtoo, is they go out to the to
the various assisted livingrooms as well.
So yeah.
So flags and dog tags go outthere.
And I got yours in the car.
(12:56):
I forgot to bring it in, YourHighness, but I will after this.
Highness is a female version.
Your holiness.
Thank you.
Your eminence.
SPEAKER_02 (13:03):
So good to see you, Charles.
SPEAKER_00 (13:05):
So Flinthillsvetrants.org is our
website.
Um, also our fit Facebook page,Flint Hills Veterans.
Um, on and on and on.
SPEAKER_02 (13:16):
Um any questions, David?
We're two weeks and a day away.
I know.
How much fun is that gonna be,right?
I know it's gonna be crazy.
Is it is it two days?
The 11th is what?
Huh?
SPEAKER_00 (13:27):
Fifteen days.
SPEAKER_02 (13:28):
Fifteen days.
Two weeks on which she'scounting.
Christine Benny's over here.
SPEAKER_00 (13:31):
I was gonna do it.
SPEAKER_01 (13:32):
She's gonna be our guest next week, so she wanted
to speak, but she is undergoingsome how can anybody else get a
word in with the U.S.
That's terrible.
It's it's it's just a sin.
But she she's got some problemswith uh with her voice because
she's a little bit uh under theweather.
SPEAKER_00 (13:48):
She's our she's our president, actually.
SPEAKER_01 (13:50):
Melody, it's a delight to have you in this too.
SPEAKER_02 (13:52):
She pulls this chuck.
Chuck.
As always, you're a yeah.
Good to see you.
Love you, babe.
Too bad we don't have a rapportwith each other.
It's the GMCF Community Hourhere on News Radio KMAN.
We're gonna learn more aboutsome things that are happening
with uh U.
Oh my gosh, UFM.
That's always gonna be fun withAlaya here in just a little bit.
(14:14):
It's the GMCF community hour onNews Radio KMAN.
All right, Dave.
Philanthropy Today is brought to you by the Greater
Manhattan Community Foundation.
In this episode, we feature arecently broadcast segment of
the GMCF Community Hour, asheard on News Radio KMAN.
It's kind of funny.
We get busy talking in here.
We kind of lose track of whatgoes on here in the studio.
And thankfully, Gwen back therehas given me a thumbs up and
(00:22):
says, Okay, Dave, shut up andget Britt the show.
It's the GMCF Community Hour.
We do this every Monday morningat 10 on News Radio KMAN.
I'm Dave Lewis.
Got a couple of friends here inthe studio, which is always fun.
It's even more fun when we'reoff mic.
This is very important.
It's very important.
Very important.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Melody Sexton.
SPEAKER_00 (00:42):
Yes, sir.
Hello, dear suffering, MelodySexton.
SPEAKER_02 (00:45):
Well, how long have you been married now?
43 years.
43 years.
Oh my gosh.
Bless your heart.
SPEAKER_00 (00:50):
I know.
SPEAKER_02 (00:50):
And St.
SPEAKER_00 (00:51):
Melody.
SPEAKER_02 (00:52):
Sexton.
Chuck Sexton is past presidentin Melody.
You're in charge of publicity ofthe Flint Hills Veterans
Coalition.
We're going to talk aboutVeterans Day in Manhattan, which
is an amazing celebration.
SPEAKER_01 (01:04):
Hey, Dave, if I can say first off, uh thanks to GMCF
for what they do for the parade.
And Vern and all the folks downthere, the way they support this
hometown America extravaganza.
Can I use the wordsextravaganza?
Can I go that far?
I think that that's a goodminimal word to use.
That's what it is.
I can't spell it, but I'm goingto use it.
(01:25):
I can spell it, but go ahead.
But the the things they do tomake this uh event come off for
the entire community is it ifpeople only knew behind the
scenes, and I I'm giving themshort shrift here in this couple
of seconds, but Vern, Christine,and all the folks down there,
David, you yourself, the thelevel of support that you give,
if we did not have it, thisparade would not come off.
(01:47):
So my hat's off to you, asshould be all the.
SPEAKER_02 (01:49):
And let's give a shout-out to the city of
Manhattan, too, for you know,all the work that they do and
the facilities for thecommanding ceremony.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
There's it's an allhands-on-deck day.
SPEAKER_01 (02:01):
Yeah.
SPEAKER_02 (02:01):
And all the kids that come.
Oh, yeah.
SPEAKER_01 (02:03):
Well, that's so much fun.
You know, it takes that level ofsupport and commitment to have
the biggest parade, Veterans Dayparade in the state of Kansas.
SPEAKER_00 (02:12):
We do count ourselves as the biggest parade
in the state of Kansas.
SPEAKER_02 (02:16):
And there's good reason to.
SPEAKER_00 (02:17):
And there is, because Leavenworth, uh, we
don't require anyone to be inthe parade.
SPEAKER_01 (02:22):
They have to order people to go to the parade.
You know, they have themilitary, so they can order them
to be the house.
They gotta order them.
So that's the way it goes, youknow.
SPEAKER_00 (02:30):
I'm just saying.
SPEAKER_01 (02:32):
Well, you know, and we we hold this truth as
self-evident that we are thegreatest parade in the region.
SPEAKER_00 (02:37):
In the region.
In the region.
SPEAKER_02 (02:39):
Okay.
Melody, I'm going to turn thisover to you so that we can
because we have timeconstraints.
SPEAKER_00 (02:44):
I know.
SPEAKER_02 (02:45):
Uh the parade.
Let's go over the details.
SPEAKER_00 (02:47):
Correct.
Okay.
So you want to be in Manhattandowntown on November 11th,
especially at 9 30 a.m., becausethat's when we have our Veterans
Day parade.
We go from the mall to CityHall.
Um, so we'll be starting out umin front of uh the entrance to
the mall on Third Street andPoints and heading all the way
(03:10):
down just past City Hall withall of our parades, floats.
As a matter of fact, I do wantto say this is the probably
possibly the last time, at leastin a while, that you'll be able
to see the um Fort Riley uhcommanding general's mounted
color code.
SPEAKER_02 (03:26):
I was going to ask about that.
Yep.
SPEAKER_00 (03:28):
Yes, they are.
Yes, they are.
So we'll be happy to see that.
That's right.
That's right.
You're gonna want to see that.
Um this year, we're organ we arehonoring our uh nation's
National Guard and Reserves.
You know, they're so important,not only domestically, um, but
also when in times of war.
(03:48):
We rely on them heavily to makeup a great portion of the
fighting forces that we have.
Um, so we want to acknowledgethat this year and say a big
thank you to our Guard andReserve veterans and active.
SPEAKER_01 (04:03):
Yeah, it's been about a hundred, you know, not
many people know this as ahistorian, not many people know
this, but about 110 years, 110years since we've had what we
know as the modern guard.
And it came through an act ofCongress where it changed it
from militias raising amongstthe states to actually having
something solid that wasassociated directly with the
United States Army.
And that important element hasbeen with us in all our military
(04:27):
actions since the First WorldWar.
So it's a bit it's a big dealfor these guys.
SPEAKER_00 (04:31):
And you can still register and join us at the
parade, um, FlintHillsveterans.org.
Um, very easy to register.
I also want to mention beforethe parade, you're gonna want to
go to the American Legion.
I think it's um what is it, 113?
114.
114 McCall Road.
SPEAKER_02 (04:49):
I remember some of these things from my old radio
days.
SPEAKER_00 (04:51):
Ah, there you go.
We are so lucky every year we'vehad the Monsignor Lucky fourth
degree Knights of Columbusmaking breakfast for us.
And that day, veterans will eatfree.
And I believe that's from Ibelieve that's from 7:30 a.m.
until nine.
Um, so it's a small fee ifyou're accompanying your veteran
(05:14):
or if you just want to come andhave some great food.
And I'm telling you, it's greatfood, but you don't want to miss
that at the American Legion.
We want to thank them forhosting that.
It's the best way to start theday.
SPEAKER_01 (05:24):
It is.
And they are good-looking fellastoo.
They're very good looking.
You know, I was gonna sayfriendly.
SPEAKER_00 (05:33):
Moving on.
And that too.
Moving on.
Um, I want to talk about, I'mgonna skip down to the Veterans
Day ceremony of honor and peaceauditorium.
Um, I think you're familiar withthat.
And that's going to be at 11a.m.
So it's the 11th month, the 11thday, the 11th hour.
(05:53):
Um, significance of thatbriefly, Chuck.
SPEAKER_01 (05:56):
End of the first world war.
SPEAKER_00 (05:58):
There you go.
That's that was brief.
That was brief.
He could do Is he always thatresponsive to you?
Are you?
But if you better believe it,it's amazing.
So this is this is uh this isimmediately following the
parade.
It is free to the public.
We really encourage you to come.
There's um some great singingand some great uh speakers, and
(06:20):
we have participation of theagain, the American Legion and
is it the VFW as well?
SPEAKER_01 (06:27):
Yeah, and and the young people in the community as
well.
SPEAKER_00 (06:30):
Correct.
Um, so this is a free event.
It's gonna be in City Hall,which is five 11th in points.
There you go.
There it's at 11th in points.
SPEAKER_01 (06:40):
Like a steel trap.
SPEAKER_00 (06:41):
I know, he's so smart.
Free to the public, our guestspeaker this year.
We're um very lucky to haveLieutenant Colonel Promotable
David Graff Jr., who is a um hespent most of his career in
Kansas now with the NationalGuard, but he is currently the
director of human resources forthe Kansas National Guard.
(07:02):
And I learned something thismorning about that uh that's
important.
SPEAKER_01 (07:05):
Well, yes, you did.
Did you learn it too, Charlie?
I learn every day, just wakingup.
Please share what we learned wasuh he is for the state level of
the guard.
So that includes not only theArmy National Guard, but the Air
National Guard as well.
So he is in what we'd call inthe active army a joint
headquarters, and he's thebasically the personnel officer
(07:28):
for the for the state of Kansas,which is kind of a cool thing.
SPEAKER_00 (07:30):
I did know that.
Did not know that.
And most recently, just beforethat, he was the I think it was
the deputy commander of the130th.
That's me here in Manhattan.
Yes.
Manhattan's that is correct.
Do you want me to go on todisplays?
SPEAKER_02 (07:45):
I do want to make uh one addition to the ceremony
thing.
Yes.
Um, broadcast on K-Man.
SPEAKER_00 (07:51):
Oh, thank you.
Yes.
SPEAKER_02 (07:52):
And also we will be uh having it on Facebook.
Facebook Live Live as well as umCox Cable Channel 3.
SPEAKER_01 (08:02):
That's right.
And we do that uh and and Ireally appreciate you doing that
for our veterans that are notable to make it in person to
either the parade or to theceremony of honor.
SPEAKER_00 (08:12):
And an interesting thing about that, Dave, you've
been doing that for us everyyear.
We started doing that duringCOVID when we were, I think, the
only parade in Manhattan, Kansasthat year.
SPEAKER_01 (08:22):
Largest and only.
SPEAKER_00 (08:23):
Largest.
We definitely the largest in thestate.
And um the feedback we got fromthe broadcasts that we did for
people in general was from theseniors in in their own homes
and senior living.
And they said, this iswonderful.
Please continue to do that.
So that's why we do it everyyear, is for our veterans and
our citizens that are, forwhatever reason, they can't make
(08:46):
it, but especially those thatare at home and and want to
celebrate our country.
SPEAKER_01 (08:52):
So if you're wondering why the Flint Hills
Veterans Coalition every once ina while will ask for money or
for donations, it's because ofthat.
So we can continue to offer ourthose veterans, those families
of veterans, that opportunity tobe with us in spirit virtually.
If they can't be with us, soimportant to include that.
SPEAKER_02 (09:12):
It's cool to hear, you know, like at the Sea of
Living Homes, you know, theyhave watch parties.
Yeah.
And that's that's that's a coolthing to be able to provide for
them.
And and I think that that'smeaningful for them to be
included still.
Absolutely.
SPEAKER_01 (09:26):
Because we're losing, you know, with our World
War II guys, we're losing moreand more every year.
SPEAKER_02 (09:30):
A lot of our Vietnam guys, too.
That's right.
SPEAKER_01 (09:32):
Korea guys.
Yeah.
So nobody lasts forever.
But Jim Sharp does.
Yeah.
Well, Jim Sharp, yeah.
That's true.
SPEAKER_00 (09:41):
God bless him.
I'm so happy to hear that, too.
Um, let's see.
Continuing on, our Veterans Daydisplays.
Now, these have been headed upfor years by Mark Mike uh
members.
Yep, Mike Cardello and uh LarryMorgan.
And they have they have justbeen stalwart supporters of this
(10:02):
of this parade and theactivities that day.
And so we have some wonderfuldisplays in both of these are
gonna be in the Manhattan TownCenter Mall.
If you go in through that pointsand third street entrance,
you'll see our displays ofManhattan veterans and their
stories.
It's gonna be on some boardsthat have been put up.
They're just fantastic.
(10:22):
Um, and then continue into themall, and I think it's down by
Bath and Body Works, is wherewe're going to have our uh in
one of the storefronts.
The mall has generously allowedus to display um I'm gonna
artifacts, yeah, I suppose isthe best way to say it.
Memorabilia that Mark Kai MikeCardello collected through the
(10:42):
years to include uniforms andjust wonderful things from his
travels.
It's amazing.
And you can go in, and this isassisted.
Uh we have assisted from KansasArmed Forces E-9 Association
Sunflower Chapter.
They're on board this year tohelp out.
And last year and the yearbefore, I think.
SPEAKER_01 (11:01):
And I'm standing at parade rest as I say the E-9
Association, because that's allthe SARM majors and the senior
non-commissioned officers.
So you better show some respectdown there, David.
That would be new for me.
Obviously.
SPEAKER_00 (11:15):
So that that is something that we're
particularly proud of, and thatthat's continuing on.
SPEAKER_01 (11:20):
Another neat thing is some of the some of the
information that goes behind theresearch into some of those
artifacts comes from our folksat Kansas State University, the
history department out there.
You know, you've got guys likeuh the guy who's in charge,
Andrew Orr.
Yeah, he's he helps out withidentifying things.
And you got Suzanne Orr andtheir lovely daughter Sarah that
(11:40):
are out there.
So we do they all help out tomake this community thing
happen.
SPEAKER_00 (11:45):
Yes, absolutely.
How much more time do I have?
SPEAKER_01 (11:48):
We'll take the whole half hour, Mr.
DeMille.
Let's wrap things up here.
SPEAKER_00 (11:53):
We will wrap it up.
Okay.
All right.
SPEAKER_02 (11:55):
And and you know, the Flint Hills Veterans
Coalition does so many things.
How can people get involved orfollow along?
SPEAKER_00 (12:01):
Well, I'm so glad you asked.
So our next meeting is going tobe October 28th at 10 a.m., the
Manhattan Chamber of Commerce.
So we welcome all new members.
And you don't have to be aveteran to join.
Um, you just have to bepatriotic.
Yeah.
And then I do want to do a shoutout for the Manhattan Military
(12:23):
Relations Committee luncheon.
That's going to be Wednesday,November 5th at 11:30 a.m.
Holiday Inn by the campus, andyou can RSVP at chamber um
chamber at manhattan.org.
SPEAKER_01 (12:35):
And if you're lucky enough, you can get a dog tag at
the parade too.
Oh, yeah.
I don't want to forget.
No parade, no veterans dayparade without a dog tag.
Yep.
And and flags.
And flags.
Well, and the flags, big dealtoo, is they go out to the to
the various assisted livingrooms as well.
So yeah.
So flags and dog tags go outthere.
And I got yours in the car.
(12:56):
I forgot to bring it in, YourHighness, but I will after this.
Highness is a female version.
Your holiness.
Thank you.
Your eminence.
SPEAKER_02 (13:03):
So good to see you, Charles.
SPEAKER_00 (13:05):
So Flinthillsvetrants.org is our
website.
Um, also our fit Facebook page,Flint Hills Veterans.
Um, on and on and on.
SPEAKER_02 (13:16):
Um any questions, David?
We're two weeks and a day away.
I know.
How much fun is that gonna be,right?
I know it's gonna be crazy.
Is it is it two days?
The 11th is what?
Huh?
SPEAKER_00 (13:27):
Fifteen days.
SPEAKER_02 (13:28):
Fifteen days.
Two weeks on which she'scounting.
Christine Benny's over here.
SPEAKER_00 (13:31):
I was gonna do it.
SPEAKER_01 (13:32):
She's gonna be our guest next week, so she wanted
to speak, but she is undergoingsome how can anybody else get a
word in with the U.S.
That's terrible.
It's it's it's just a sin.
But she she's got some problemswith uh with her voice because
she's a little bit uh under theweather.
SPEAKER_00 (13:48):
She's our she's our president, actually.
SPEAKER_01 (13:50):
Melody, it's a delight to have you in this too.
SPEAKER_02 (13:52):
She pulls this chuck.
Chuck.
As always, you're a yeah.
Good to see you.
Love you, babe.
Too bad we don't have a rapportwith each other.
It's the GMCF Community Hourhere on News Radio KMAN.
We're gonna learn more aboutsome things that are happening
with uh U.
Oh my gosh, UFM.
That's always gonna be fun withAlaya here in just a little bit.
(14:14):
It's the GMCF community hour onNews Radio KMAN.
All right, Dave.
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