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

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Sponsorships for Flags are Available
An important element to the total All Veterans Memorial experience is the opportunity to sponsor a flag in the Corridor of Flags.  The Corridor of Flags outlines a broad outdoor room, the BNSF Memorial Plaza, between the Great Overland Station and the All Veterans Memorial.  Fifty American flags proudly wave above the flags of our fifty states, signifying America's unity of spirit: E Pluribus Unum - "Out of many, one."

Each 30-foot flagpole is accompanied by a limestone base with bronze plaque and will be lighted from below.  The state flags, flying beneath historic American flags as configured at the time of the state's admission, forms a unique educational exhibit - the name of the state, the year it joined the Union, its capital, and other state-specific information is inscribed on the plaque.  Each flagpole's sponsor is recognized on a separate bronze plaque at the base.

Currently, we have 44 sponsors of the 50 flagpoles.  Sponsorship of a flagpole is $10,000.  Answers to questions related to sponsoring a Flag or other types of financial support for the All Veterans Memorial are available by contacting the staff at the Great Overland Station during business hours at (785) 232-5533.  Obtaining additional financial assistance remains an important task of Railroad Heritage, Inc., and the All Veterans Memorial Advisory Committee.

Join the All Veterans Memorial Team As a Donor and/or Volunteer
The time has come to ensure there is adequate funding available to repair or replace flags and to perform repairs as may be needed to the Memorial itself.  Assistance is needed with donations for the "Flag and Memorial Maintenance Fund," which will be a restricted fund in terms of its funding only to be used for flag and memorial maintenance.

Your support is requested through your donations in any amount.  Checks should be made to "Railroad Heritage - AVM Maintenance Fund" and sent to The Great Overland Station, 701 N. Kansas Avenue, Topeka, KS 66608.  Donations are income tax deductible on both your State and Federal tax returns.

The number of individuals and groups visiting the All Veterans Memorial is most impressive.  Volunteers to serve as tour and informational guides are in demand.  If you have an interest in the military or railroading, please answer the call to be a volunteer.  The Coordinator of Volunteers at the Great Overland Station will assist in developing your escort skills and arrange duty schedules.

Your help will be greatly appreciated.  For additional information, please call us at (785) 232-5533.

Click Here to download our sponsorship form in Adobe PDF format.

Click Here to view our sponsors so far.

 

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