Atchison County native Colonel Leroy Stutz, USAF, retired, Vietnam POW addressed a crowd of veterans, families, and friends who gathered in tribute to celebrate the first 100-year milestone for the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Atchison. Stutz, a Hanoi Hilton survivor, spoke about his personal military experiences that began in Memorial Hall as a Kansas National Guardsman. He also shared insight about his connections to farm life in Atchison County in rural Effingham near Monrovia. The event was Sunday, April 24 in the facility built to honor all in military service in WWI from Atchison County as a community activity center and as a memorial for the men and women in military service who gave all.
Source: Atchison Globe Now
