December 2011 Newsletter

Anita Dixon's Corner
Hello to Everyone!

The Holiday of Thanksgiving was good to me and my family was all here to celebrate. Then on Monday 11/28 I went into Wesley for a tonsillectomy, yes I know a little old, but I am sure this will fix my problem that I have been having for 2 years now so I am recouping at home.

OFM will be selling some firearms to raise money for the building fund. More information on this can be found in this newsletter below.

We have updated our flyers and literature to reflect current events, the most notable change is the removal of the verification requirement when purchasing a memorial paver.

We have placed some donation boxes out around town; see OFM Merchant & Retailer Donation Boxes for more information about this topic.

We’ve just heard from Cargill and their Veterans Week fundraiser made $2,385.00 for OFM. There will be a presentation Dec. 19 Monday @ 10:00am @ Cargill (151 North Main Street, Wichita, KS) for those wanting to attend.

I have done some visiting with the Wing Command at McConnell AFB and have talked and sent letters to some large corporations and organizations here in Wichita.

Everyone we need your help raising funds for the memorial. What can we do get the big money coming in? What can you do to help us? Besides money our biggest challenge is publicity, you can help the public become aware of our mission to build the OFM Memorial by spreading the word to your friends, family and business. Download one of our flyers from our website to email or to print and post on bulletin boards.

Happy Christmas Holiday to all, and we will be getting together after the first of the year.

Blessings!

Anita Dixon

Pearl Harbor Ceremony
OFM will be at the 70^th anniversary Pearl Harbor ceremony at Robert Dole Regional Office and Medical Center Auditorium, 5500 East Kellogg, Wichita, Kansas, Wednesday, December 7, 20ll, 10:55 a.m. start time.

Speakers: Congressman Mike Pompeo, Col. Riclcy Rupp (22ARW Commander, McConnellAFB) and past state VF\f Commander Lewie Cooper. Honor Guards, Air Capital Choral Group and soloist Mr. Don Baker. Informational displays, fellowship, anl lunch. Join us for a day ofAmerican Tribute and Patriotism. Remember Pearl Harbor.'. Keep America Alert!

OFM Raffle Fundraisers
OFM will be hosting a series of raffles to generate funds for the OFM building fund. The first raffle will be for a Taurus 1920151GR17 M92 9mm. The fixed sight Taurus 9mm pistol is based on the most extensively tested, duty proven, and widely used double action auto loading design in history. It has been refined and enhanced by Taurus to surpass the original. Most notable on the Taurus is the innovation of a three position frame mounted ambidextrous safety which allows this gun to be carried in classic double action(cocked and locked) mode, as well as functioning as a double action decocking lever. Other features include accessory rail, loaded chamber indicator for added safety, and the Taurus security system.

Click here for the Operation Freedom Memorial Gun Raffle Flyer

This raffle will be limited to 150 tickets at a suggested donation of $10 per ticket. The drawing for the winner will be held Feb 1, 2012 or whenever the 150 tickets have been distributed whichever comes first, hopefully by Christmas 2011. The winner of this raffle need not be present to win. Winner must comply with all state and federal laws and is responsible for any additional costs including but not limited to taxes, shipping and transfer fees. You must make arrangements with dealer to receive the firearm and transfer it to you.

Nick Williams Marathon Run Fundraiser
Nick Williams is a marathon runner who is donating his efforts towards OFM. Nick says: Provided my deployment schedule complies, I’m traveling to the sunny desert of Phoenix, AZ to run the Rock and Roll Marathon on January 15th, 2012. By reading my posts, you will observe days when running feels great and days when running feels difficult. You’ll observe runs on insufficient sleep and runs where everything inside me clicks and I feel on top of the world. As a part of my team, I ask you to simply donate per mile I run.

Memorial Veteran Pavers
The Operation Freedom Memorial has been designed to include over 600 granite paving stones in the central walkway surrounding the Battlefield Cross and Kneeling Soldier. These solid granite pavers are larger than a normal sized paving stone at 6 inches tall by 10 inches wide, 2 inches thick and are cut from gray granite.

Honor any of your relatives or friends, living or deceased, from any state, who have served our country by acquiring a solid granite paver for them to be placed in the Operation Freedom Memorial central walkway. These granite pavers can be engraved with personalized information to honor a veteran for generations to come. Reserve your paver today for only $100. Click here for more info.

Memorial Veteran Organization Pavers
In addition to the individual Veteran Pavers, OFM is also offering a larger paver that will be set in the sidewalk leading into the memorial. These pavers are available to any legally chartered veterans’ organizations such as an American Legion or VFW post, business or corporation and cities - townships. Click here for more info.

In Honor of Fallen Soldiers Medallions
If you haven’t seen them yet you will definitely want one when you do. The medallion is a somewhat heavy metal concho hung on a V shaped hanger suspended by a Dog Tag chain. The center is a raised battlefield cross on a flag background with the words In Honor of Fallen Soldiers Medallion written in the border. When you see them they make you feel very humbled by the sacrifice made by our military sons and daughters. The medallions came about from a mother searching for a meaning to her son's death. When she came across the concho she knew she had to have one, and that she had to share its healing comfort with everyone she met. She was recently honored to present a medallion to the Iraq veteran who received a new home from the Extreme Makeover Home Edition right after he saw his new home. The very first one she put together was given to a veteran to take to the Vietnam Memorial Wall, so what better way to carry on than to sell them to raise money for our own Memorial wall here in Kansas. There has been a tremendous amount of support from the local veteran community and the general public is now finding out about these small treasures. We may not make a lot of money with them, but it gives everyone a little piece of the memorial, and every time you see one it reminds you of the names on the wall and why we are doing this.

Several people have recently asked about how to obtain an In Honor of Fallen Soldiers Medallion. As of this time you must get them directly from Gold Star Mother Denise Lange. This can be done by sending an email to denise@ofm-ks.com.

How to support Operation Freedom Memorial
You can check our web site and Facebook page and subscribe to our mailing list to keep on top of our development. You can help us raise the money needed to construct the OFM memorial by Memorial Day 2012 by donating, telling your friends and associates about us or by purchasing a granite paving stone for the memorial.

OFM - PO Box 782414 - Wichita, KS 67278

info@ofm-ks.com - www.ofm-ks.com - Calendar - Donations - Memorial Pavers - Join Mailing List

The Operation Freedom Memorial Foundation, Inc., is a non-profit organization (501C-3) established to plan, design, fund and construct the Operation Freedom Memorial in Veterans Memorial Park, Wichita, KS.

The memorial will be "Dedicated in Memory of the Kansas men and women of the United States Armed Forces who sacrificed their lives in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon September 11, 2001 and during Operations Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. And in sincere appreciation of all those who have served in the United States Armed Forces during the war on terrorism."

OFM Merchant & Retailer Donation Boxes

If you are a merchant or retailer you can help build the Operation Freedom Memorial in downtown Wichita, KS by helping us collect donations for the memorial.

OFM has two programs you can choose from to help us collect donations:

• High customer volume - OFM will provide you with a small steel donation lock box (below) to collect donations. Optional sample granite paver (right, 6"x10"x2") for display with OFM flyers.
• Smaller merchants can choose to download printable OFM Donation labels to paste on pickle jars or some other object to make your own donation jars.

Your participation in this program will allow you to:

• Help us honor and remember the 82 Kansas fallen who have lost their lives in the war on terrorism.
• Contribute to the development of Veterans Memorial Park in Wichita, KS.
• Have your business placed on our Sponsor web page.
• Receive a tax donation for the cash donations you collect for OFM.

For more information contact one of the following OFM officers:

• Anita Dixon - 316-648-6481 - anita@ofm-ks.com
• King Dixon - 316-516-0237 - king@ofm-ks.com
• John Wilson - 817-840-3291 - john@ofm-ks.com

OFM Donation Lock Boxes

Large - 3 inches high, 9 inches wide, 12 inches long

Small - 3 inches high, 7 inches wide, 9 inches long

Printable Donation Box Labels – Download from OFM website here

Operation Freedom Memorial Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization (501C-3) established to plan, design, fund and construct the Operation Freedom Memorial in Veterans Memorial Park, Wichita, KS. All board members are volunteers and 100% of donations go toward building the memorial.

Operation Freedom Memorial founder Anita Dixon commercial

Operation Freedom Memorial founder Anita Dixon commercial

Senator Bob Dole endorses Operation Freedom Memorial Foundation, Inc.

Senator Bob Dole endorses Operation Freedom Memorial Foundation, Inc.

Representative Todd Tiahrt endorses OFM

Representative Todd Tiahrt endorses Operation Freedom Memorial Foundation, Inc.

A Wichita-area soldier, is the latest Kansas casualty in the war on terror

A 21-year-old Army soldier from the Wichita area died this week in Afghanistan.

SPC James Burnett Jr. attended Clearwater High School and joined the Army after graduating in 2009. His mother, Rebecca Metcalf, lives in Wichita with her husband, John Rogers.

Note: SPC James Burnett Jr. is the 82nd Kansas casualty in the war against terrorism, for a complete list of the Kansas Kia visit our complete database on our home website here Kansas KIA.

The Department of Defense said Burnett and Pfc. Matthew C. Colin, 22, of Navarre, Fla., died Wednesday in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Burnett’s family said an improvised explosive device struck a Jeep in which he was riding in a convoy.

Burnett and Collins were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

James Burnett Sr., the soldier’s father, and his stepmother, Cherie Burnett, live in Brownwood, Mo. They told the Daily Statesman in Dexter, Mo., they’d talked to their son just a few weeks ago.

“I’m in a bad place. Pray for me,” they remembered him saying.

Spc. Burnett was deployed in April with the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment from Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

Burnett, who turned 21 in September, had recently gotten engaged to Amy Keeler of Wichita.

“Miss an(d) love everyone so very much ... including you, Amy. Tell my dogs ill be home soon enough,” Burnett posted on his Facebook page Tuesday.

"He always went out of his way for everybody. When anyone needed anything, he was there for them. It didn't matter what they did to him," explains Burnett's mother, Rebecca Metcalf.

She and her husband John say they are incredibly proud of their son and say he died a hero.

"It was always a great sense of pride with what he chose to do with his life," said John.

Burnett first joined the Army Reserves when he graduated high school in 2009. He joined active duty about a year later.

His family says he had been serving in Afghanistan since April.

"That big smile, that's what I think about when I think of James," said Amy Keeler, Burnett's fiance.

"He didn't think with his head, he thought with his heart. He had the biggest heart I've ever seen," adds Kyle Clark, Burnett's friend.

Chris Leon raising funds at the Wichita Veterans Parade

Anita,

Sorry you had to work and couldn't make the parade. Chris manned a table while I went into the crowd waiting for the parade to start. We raised $150.19 for Operation Freedom Memorial.

Representative Mike Pompano came over to see what Chris was doing. He said he was familiar with Operation Freedom Memorial, asked how the fundraising was going, and told me to pass along to you to let him know if you need anything.

I took these pictures with my phone so they're not very good - but they give you an idea of what we did.

Thanks,

Pat

p.s. Chris presented OFM with almost $600 that he has raised last weekend at the WWII Memorial dedication in Veterans Memorial Park.

Chris Leon (above). Chris Leon & Mike Pompano (below)

August 2011 Newsletter

Anita Dixon's Corner

Great news! Senator Bob Dole has agreed to be a Spokesman in a commercial for Operation Freedom Memorial! The commercial should be done by next week. Susanne Dwyer of Case Moses Zimmerman & Martin, PA has graciously agreed to cover the cost of sending a film crew to film the commercial.

I’m also very happy to announce the addition of two new OFM board members; Tracey Corriston, Vice-President - Media, Marketing, Fundraising and Tamara Molnar, Fundraising Committee Chairperson. Tracy and Tamara are responsible for organizing our charity golf tournament this month and are planning other future events.

Wednesday, Aug 3, 2011, the Sedgwick County Board of County Commissioners presented the Operation Freedom Memorial Foundation, Inc. with a proclamation designating Aug 15-21, 2011 as Honor and Remember Kansas Fallen Patriots Week. Mrs. Dixon stated, "This proclamation supports the mission of the OFM to raise awareness in celebrating the lives and legacies of our Kansas service members who have sacrificed their lives defending against terrorism." The proclamation can be read here.

Upcoming OFM TV interviews scheduled: KWCH-TV 12 “The Talk” 2pm August 11th and KAKE-TV 10 “News at 11:00am” August 17th.

OFM will share a booth with American Legion Post 408 (Derby) for the Blacktop Nationals held at the Century II arena on August 26-28.

Honor & Remember Charity Golf Classic

OFM will hold a local charitable golf tournament on Saturday, August 20, 2011 at Hidden Lakes Golf Course in Derby (Wichita), Kansas. Proceeds from the tournament benefit the Operation Freedom Memorial Foundation, Inc. and Veterans Emergency Transition Services.US, Inc.

The event is a four-person scramble starting at 1:30 p.m. Hidden Lakes Golf Course is located at 6020 South Greenwich Road in Derby (Wichita), Kansas. Registration and practice begins at 11:30 a.m. The day includes 18 holes of golf on one of the finest courses in Derby (Wichita), skill contests, dinner in the Hidden Lakes Clubhouse, live and silent auctions, celebrity team spot auctions and prizes. Entry fees are $360 per team or $90 per golfer.

Tracey Corriston and Tamara Molnar have done a great job organizing this event and have secured many prizes, gifts and sponsors for the tournament from both local and national businesses. If you would like to become a sponsor or donate prizes for the golf tournament contact Tracey or Tamara today. See OFM Golf for more details and a list of prizes.

Space is limited so register team today.

Nick Williams Marathon Run Fundraiser

Nick Williams is a marathon runner who is donating his efforts towards OFM. Nick will compete in Charlotte, NC to run the Thunder Road Marathon Saturday, November 12, 2011. Nick has graciously offered to match the first $5,000 donated to OFM in his name.

Nick is scheduled for an interview on Aug 17th at 11:30am with KAKE News at 11:00am, KAKE-TV Channel 10.

Tony Clark

Wichitan Tony Clark finished 21st Wednesday (July 13) in the 135-mile Badwater Ultramarathon, an ultimate endurance test from Death Valley, Calif., to Mount Whitney, Calif.

Clark, a 33-year-old Marine veteran who served in Afghanistan, did not beat his goal of finishing in 30 hours but still finished the three-day event in 34 hours, 17 minutes and 58 seconds. The route climbed about 8,600 feet from start to finish.

Clark has raised almost $6,000 for Operation Freedom Memorial through the race. He has completed eight 100-mile races. (The Wichita Eagle)

Upcoming Events

We have two new fundraising events that are quickly approaching. To commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11, Tracey Corriston is coordinating a Dine for Donation Drive with local restaurants throughout the Wichita and surrounding areas. For anyone interested in participating, it's easy. On 9/11, dine at any of the participating food establishments that have agreed to aid our mission and a certain percentage of the sales will be donated to OFM for that night. As soon as the partnering establishments have been confirmed for this grand event, the information will be posted on the OFM webpage so be sure to check it out regularly as new events are coming to move us to meeting our goal of raising $200,000 for construction of the memorial.

In honor and celebration of Veteran's Day, Tracey Corriston and Tamara Molnar are working on plans for a Sportsman Banquet. The plans for this event are still underway and as soon as a venue has been determined, additional information will be available.

Help us spread the word about upcoming events that aid toward successfully meeting our goal by sharing these events with your friends, family and co-workers. If you are interested in flyers to post at your work place, please contact Tracey Corriston tracey@ofm-ks.com.

Memorial Veteran Pavers

The Operation Freedom Memorial has been designed to include over 600 granite paving stones in the central walkway surrounding the Battlefield Cross and Kneeling Soldier. These solid granite pavers are larger than a normal sized paving stone at 6 inches tall by 10 inches wide, 2 inches thick and are cut from gray granite.

Honor any of your relatives or friends, living or deceased, from any state, who have served our country by acquiring a solid granite paver for them to be placed in the Operation Freedom Memorial central walkway. These granite pavers can be engraved with personalized information to honor a veteran for generations to come. Reserve your paver today for only $100. Click here for more info.

Memorial Veteran Organization Pavers

In addition to the individual Veteran Pavers, OFM is also offering a larger paver that will be set in the sidewalk leading into the memorial. These pavers are available to any legally chartered veterans organization such as an American Legion or VFW post. Click here for more info.

In Honor of Fallen Soldiers Medallions

If you haven’t seen them yet you will definitely want one when you do. The medallion is a somewhat heavy metal concho hung on a V shaped hanger suspended by a Dog Tag chain. The center is a raised battlefield cross on a flag background with the words In Honor of Fallen Soldiers Medallion written in the border. When you see them they make you feel very humbled by the sacrifice made by our military sons and daughters. The medallions came about from a mother searching for a meaning to her son's death. When she came across the concho she knew she had to have one, and that she had to share its healing comfort with everyone she met. She was recently honored to present a medallion to the Iraq veteran who received a new home from the Extreme Makeover Home Edition right after he saw his new home. The very first one she put together was given to a veteran to take to the Vietnam Memorial Wall, so what better way to carry on than to sell them to raise money for our own Memorial wall here in Kansas. There has been a tremendous amount of support from the local veteran community and the general public is now finding out about these small treasures. We may not make a lot of money with them, but it gives everyone a little piece of the memorial, and every time you see one it reminds you of the names on the wall and why we are doing this.

Several people have recently asked about how to obtain an In Honor of Fallen Soldiers Medallion. As of this time you must get them directly from Gold Star Mother Denise Lange. This can be done by sending an email to denise@ofm-ks.com.

How to support Operation Freedom Memorial

You can check our web site and Facebook page and subscribe to our mailing list to keep on top of our development. You can help us raise the money needed to construct the OFM memorial by Memorial Day 2012 by donating, telling your friends and associates about us or by purchasing a granite paving stone for the memorial.

OFM - PO Box 782414 - Wichita, KS 67278

info@ofm-ks.com - www.ofm-ks.com - Calendar - Donations - Memorial Pavers - Join Mailing List

The Operation Freedom Memorial Foundation, Inc., is a non-profit organization (501C-3) established to plan, design, fund and construct the Operation Freedom Memorial in Veterans Memorial Park, Wichita, KS.

The memorial will be "Dedicated in Memory of the Kansas men and women of the United States Armed Forces who sacrificed their lives in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon September 11, 2001 and during Operations Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. And in sincere appreciation of all those who have served in the United States Armed Forces during the war on terrorism."

July 2011 Newsletter

Anita Dixon's Corner

Greetings to the people across Kansas.

Armed Forces Appreciation Day June 4, 2011 was a great afternoon in Veterans Memorial Park. We had the pleasure of being entertained by "Across the Pond" as we sat back in our lawn chairs, relaxed and listened to some great music. Speakers for the evening were; Commander Cregg Hansen of American Legion Post 408 in Derby, marathon runner Tony Clark and Gold Star Mother Denise Lange.

Operation Freedom Memorial Foundation, Inc. continues to move forward strongly with plans for a Golf Tournament, Celebrity Roast and Silent Auction later this year. I hope you all will come out for these events.

As a Gold Star Mother of a Fallen Kansas Hero, it is important for me to encourage each and every Kansan resident to Remember our Fallen Kansas Hero's that sacrificed their lives for the freedom that we live every day. This beautiful new War Memorial will forever keep all of them Remembered, Honored and Alive in the hearts of all the people they touched.

I personally thank each and every one of you that have given of your time, support and donations to see this memorial to its completion.

Nick Williams Marathon Run Fundraiser

Nick Williams is a marathon runner who is donating his efforts towards OFM. Nick will compete in Charlotte, NC to run the Thunder Road Marathon Saturday, November 12, 2011. Nick has graciously offered to match the first $5,000 donated to OFM in his name.

Memorial Veteran Pavers

The Operation Freedom Memorial has been designed to include over 600 granite paving stones in the central walkway surrounding the Battlefield Cross and Kneeling Soldier. These solid granite pavers are larger than a normal sized paving stone at 6 inches tall by 10 inches wide, 2 inches thick and are cut from gray granite.

Honor any of your relatives or friends, living or deceased, from any state, who have served our country by aquiring a solid granite paver for them to be placed in the Operation Freedom Memorial central walkway. These granite pavers can be engraved with personalized information to honor a veteran for generations to come. Click here for more info.

Memorial Veteran Organization Pavers

In addition to the individual Veteran Pavers OFM is also offering a larger paver that will be set in the sidewalk leading into the memorial. These pavers are available to any legally chartered veterans organization such as an American Legion or VFW post. Click here for more info.

How to support Operation Freedom Memorial

You can check our web site and Facebook page and subscribe to our mailing list to keep on top of our development. You can help us raise the money needed to construct the OFM memorial by Memorial Day 2012 by donating, telling your friends and associates about us or by purchasing a granite paving stone for the memorial.

OFM - PO Box 782414 - Wichita, KS 67278

info@ofm-ks.com - www.ofm-ks.com - Calendar - Donations - Memorial Pavers - Join Mailing List

The Operation Freedom Memorial Foundation, Inc., is a non-profit organization (501C-3) established to plan, design, fund and construct the Operation Freedom Memorial in Veterans Memorial Park, Wichita, KS.

The memorial will be "Dedicated in Memory of the Kansas men and women of the United States Armed Forces who sacrificed their lives in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon September 11, 2001 and during Operations Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. And in sincere appreciation of all those who have served in the United States Armed Forces during the war on terrorism."

June 2011 Newsletter

FREE! Armed Forces Appreciation Day Saturday June 4 - Music - Riverfest

Recognize the service of our Armed Forces, active duty and veterans, by joining us from 4pm – 8:30pm in Veterans Memorial Park at 339 N. Greenway for an afternoon family celebration with guest speakers and live music by Across the Pond and friends. Sponsored by OFM.

Anita Dixon's Corner

The month of May has been a busy month for OFM and I am excited about some of the recent developments OFM has made towards achieving our goal of building a memorial to honor the current generation of Kansas Veterans.

Marine Billy McGonigle

On May 12 I was proud to be part of a ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park for the family of Marine Billy McGonigle who died in Vietnam May 10, 1968. Special thanks to American Legion Post 4 and all the American Legion Riders from throughout the Wichita area for forming a living line of flags for the family to pass through. Click here for more info.

Tony Clark

Saturday May 14 was cold and windy but that didn’t stop the friends and supporters of Tony Clark from attending the Operation Freedom Memorial Race-Raffle Fundraiser organized by Tony and donating nearly $1,800 to OFM. Tony’s efforts to date have raised close to $5,000 for the memorial. Tony will be running the Death Valley Badwater 135 mile endurance run July 11-13 this year.

Just recently Tony Clark has arranged for the Wichita Wingnuts baseball team to have a Armed Forces Appreciation Day at Lawrence Dumont Stadium in Wichita on Saturday July 2, 2011 with OFM receiving $1 of every ticket sold. Tony will be running on a treadmill for the duration of the game. Stay tuned for more details.

Nick Williams

Nick Williams like Tony Clark, is another marathon runner who is donating his efforts towards OFM. Nick will compete in Charlotte, NC to run the Thunder Road Marathon Saturday, November 12, 2011. Nick is taking a unique approach to his fundraising by letting people pledge money per mile of his training as they follow him on Facebook. He is currently earning $2.50 per training mile from pledges and Nick has graciously offered to match the first $5,000 donated to OFM in his name.

American Legion Post 256

American Legion Post 256 held a Fallen Soldier Remembrance Dinner & Auction at their post on Sunday May 22. Post 256 generated over $1,900 for OFM that night. Videos of this event can be found on www.ofm-ks.com.

Homeland Roofing

OFM is happy to report the addition of Homeland Roofing as a sponsor to OFM. We look forward to their support and welcome them to our family.

Wichita Chamber of Commerce

OFM has joined the Wichita Chamber of Commerce.

Operation Freedom Memorial Staff, Future Events, Mailing List, Donations

OFM has many professionals who have donated their time and services including memorial design, IT services, architecture and the creation of memorial medallions. There were two areas; business planning and fundraising, where we were woefully short of talent. I am pleased to report that Randy Madden has taken a position (with his employer’s permission) with OFM as Business Manager. Randy has written us a promising business plan and is interviewing prospective professional people to lead us in our fundraising.

We have many events such as Auctions, Golf Tournaments, Celebrity Dinners & Roasts and other events in the planning stages for this year, so stay tuned. You can check our web site and Facebook page and subscribe to our mailing list to keep on top of our development. You can help us raise the money needed to construct the OFM memorial by Memorial Day 2012 by donating, telling your friends and associates about us or by purchasing a granite paving stone for the memorial.

Memorial Veteran Pavers

The Operation Freedom Memorial has been designed to include over 600 granite paving stones in the central walkway surrounding the Battlefield Cross and Kneeling Soldier. These solid granite pavers are larger than a normal sized paving stone at 6 inches tall by 10 inches wide, 2 inches thick and are cut from gray granite.

Honor any of your relatives or friends, living or deceased, from any state, who have served our country by acquiring a solid granite paver for them to be placed in the Operation Freedom Memorial central walkway. These granite pavers can be engraved with personalized information to honor a veteran for generations to come. Click here for more info.

Memorial Veteran Organization Pavers

In addition to the individual Veteran Pavers OFM is also offering a larger paver that will be set in the sidewalk leading into the memorial. These pavers are available to any legally chartered veterans’ organization such as an American Legion or VFW post. Click here for more info.

OFM - PO Box 782414 - Wichita, KS 67278

info@ofm-ks.com - www.ofm-ks.com - Calendar - Donations - Memorial Pavers - Join Mailing List

The Operation Freedom Memorial Foundation, Inc., is a non-profit organization (501C-3) established to plan, design, fund and construct the Operation Freedom Memorial in Veterans Memorial Park, Wichita, KS.

The memorial will be "Dedicated in Memory of the Kansas men and women of the United States Armed Forces who sacrificed their lives in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon September 11, 2001 and during Operations Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. And in sincere appreciation of all those who have served in the United States Armed Forces during the war on terrorism."