HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A traveling memorial dedicated to the thousands of men and women who died while fighting the war on terrorism is coming to the Kansas State Fair Sept. 11-20.
The photographic war exhibit will honor more than 5,000 of the nation’s military personnel who have lost their lives since Sept. 11, 2001.
The 32 towers include both military and personal photos and will be displayed at Lake Talbott. About 80 Kansans who died in Iraq and Afghanistan are memorialized on the 10-foot towers.
With all four sons volunteering to serve their country, Bill and Evonne Williams of Omaha, Nebraska, created Remembering Our Fallen in 2010 as an homage to Nebraska’s servicemen and women. In 2017, the couple unveiled a nationally-focused traveling exhibit at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.
With the fair kicking off on Sept. 11, officials wanted a way to pay tribute to the innumerable sacrifices made by the nation’s military and their families.