All Veterans Memorial: Home Page

Honorary Chairs
Senator Robert Dole
Senator Sam Brownback
Senator Pat Roberts
Representative Jim Ryun
Governor Kathleen Sebelius

Veterans Committee Chairs
Mike Welch

Veterans Committee Members
Jack Alexander
Chuck Bredahl
Roy Browning, Jr.
Jim Darnall
Don Debarge
John Desch
Jack Elliott
Bill Gahnstrom
Roy Hale
Harvey Harris
Willie Jackson
Tom Kennedy
Gail Laughlin
Ray Remp, Sr.
Rob Robinson
Gary Slimmer
Stanley Smith
Dale Vaughn
Calvin Warrem
George Webb
Dan Welch
Mike Welch
Gerald Worthington

Consultants
Bette Allen
Darrell Bencken
Tim Degginger
Beth Fager
Emery Fager
Brian Pitman
Eliot Potter
Max Prosser
Chuck Yunker

Welcome to the All Veterans Memorial at the Great Overland Station.
A world class Veterans Memorial has been constructed adjacent to the Great Overland Station in historic North Topeka. Professionals from Promark Design, Schwerdt Design Group, Inc., Degginger Foundry and Kelley Construction is the team that has worked this project from concept to completion. They were dedicated to ensuring the high quality of every element of the All Veterans Memorial was completed on July 28, 2005. The dedication of the All Veterans Memorial was September 30, 2006.

Railroad Heritage, Inc., over many years and with the dedication of many board members and staff, has been the driving force for the restoration of the Great Overland Station and the building of the All Veterans Memorial. A committee of veterans has been actively involved over a period of three years in assisting the Railroad Heritage board in assuring the Memorial becomes a reality. Furthermore, neither project could have been completed without the support of government leaders at the city, state, and national levels.

Such major projects must enjoy support not only from government, but from interested citizens and businesses that are willing to contribute needed funding. We are grateful to the many donors who have brought the project this far, but funding needs remain and we solicit your assistance. Your help will be appreciated.