2024 Veterans Day Observance
Johnson County’s 2024 Veterans Day Observance will take place Monday, Nov. 11, 2024 at the Kansas National Guard Armory, 18200 West 87th Street Parkway, Lenexa, KS, located just west of Renner Road.
The event, starting at 11 a.m., will honor all veterans from all Armed Forces for their military service. Mike Kelly, chair of the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners, will emcee the program. The program will include:
- Music from the American Legion Band of Greater Kansas City
- A drill from the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps of Shawnee Mission North High School
- Presentation of colors and memorial wreaths
- Playing of “Taps”
The program will also feature addresses from Eric Rohleder, Deputy Director, Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs Office, and Joel Evans, University of Kansas – Edwards Campus, Ph.D. candidate in archelogy and U.S. Army veteran.
Learn more at jocogov.org/jocohonorsvets.
Date: November 11, 2024
Time: 11:00 am
Board of County Commissioners Meeting
Community Event
Board of County Commissioners
County Manager's Office