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

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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."