Liberty Memorial reopening, World War I Museum to host several events leading up to Memorial Day Updated: 8:22 AM CDT May 26, 2021 Share Updated: 8:22 AM CDT May 26, 2021
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Show Transcript LAST YEAR. YEAH A LONG TIME TO GO WITHOUT THIS GREAT MONUMENT IN KANSAS CITY AND THERE ARE VERY FEW PLAC ES IN THE REGION WHERE YOU GET THE SORT OF VIEW THAT YOU CAN GET AT THE T OOPF THE 217 FOOT TALL LIBERTY MEMIAORL TOWER SITTING RIGHT THERE ON TOP OF THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR ONE MUSEUM, BUT BECAUSE THE OBRVATSEION DECK ON THE TOWER IS SO CRAMPED AND BECAUSE THE ELEVATOR THAT TAKES YOU TO THE TOP IS SO TIGHT ON SPA ICET WAS CLOSED DOWN IN MARCH OF 2020 LIKE SO MANY OTHER PLASCE ACROSS THE WORLD AND HAS REMAINED CLOSED SINCE THEN THAT’LL CHANGES TODAY STARTING 1AT0:00 IN THE MORNING. YOU COULD ONCE AGAIN GET TICKETS TO TAKE YOU TO THE TOP OF THE TOWER AND YO CUAN GET A GREAT LOOK AT UNION STATION DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY OR ANYTHG YOINU WANT TO LOOK AT NO
National WWI Museum and Memorial honors national heroes Memorial Day weekend
May 25, 2021
Photo by David Everett
In celebration of Memorial Day weekend, the National WWI Museum and Memorial is hosting a range of events for all ages, including the first-ever hot air balloon glow, to honor veterans and active-duty military members. Events begin Friday and end Monday.
Admission is free for veterans and active-duty personnel and half-priced for the general public.
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND ACTIVITIES
When: All Day; Monday, May 24-Monday, May 31
Where: Walkway Terrace near Main Entrance at the National WWI Museum and Memorial
What: The Department of Veterans Affairs reports that every 72 minutes, a service member takes his or her own life. This moving display of 140 U.S. flags calls attention to the fact that 140 veterans are lost to suicide every week. FREE to the public.