A plaque listing the names of 50 Pottawatomie County Veterans will be unveiled Monday, April 14. The names on the plaque are of honorably discharged men and women that reside or have resided in Pottawatomie County, and served in any branch of the U.S. Military after December 31, 1946.
The Veterans Memorial is located at the northwest corner of Main Street and 2nd Street, on the County Courthouse lawn, in Westmoreland, Kansas. Names continue to be collected and the form to request a name be added to the plaque is available at https://www.pottcounty.org/Veterans.
Pottawatomie County Communications manager Becky Ryan said that challenge coins honoring our veterans are available at the County Treasurer's Office for $10.00. Proceeds help pay for the upkeep of the memorial.
Names of veterans that served before December 31, 1946 are displayed in the County Office Building, 207 North 1st Street, in Westmoreland.
This will be the second plaque installation in just over a year. A plaque was also installed in March of 2024.