FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 25, 2014


Commemorative Medallion Ceremony Honoring WWII and Korean War Veterans to be Held at National WWI Memorial


On June 27, 2014 at 2:00 pm the Missouri Veterans Commission's Women & Minority Veterans Coordinator will host a ceremony honoring World War II and Korean War Veterans with commemorative state war medallions at the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial, 100 W. 26th Street, Kansas City, Missouri. 
The Veterans will receive commemorative war medallions from Missouri's Veteran Award's Program (http://www.moguard.com/moguard-veteran-awards.html) for their service to our country during these periods of war. Dependents of Veterans from WWII and Korea will receive the commemorative war medallions on behalf of their loved ones.
WHAT:          Commemorative Medal Ceremony for WWII and Korean War Veterans

WHO:             Brigadier General Gregory D. Mason, Assistant Adjutant General,                                     Missouri Army National Guard                          Rebecca Bradley, Minority & Women Veterans Coordinator, Missouri Veterans Commission
WHERE:        National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial 100 W. 26th Street Kansas City, MO 64108
WHEN:          June 27, 2014  2:00 p.m.
For more information contact Rebecca Bradley 816-655-3490 Rebecca.bradley@mvc.dps.mo.gov

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For more information, call 573-522-1421 or e-mail Daniel.Bell@mvc.dps.mo.gov