TOPEKA (KSNT) – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSKS) honored veterans Tuesday with a special ceremony in downtown Topeka.
Washburn Rural’s JROTC presented the colors, with BCBSKS employees sharing words of reflection on service and sacrifice. This year, for the first time, veterans were treated to a free breakfast; employees also put together care packages with the Military Veterans Project.
“We appreciate everything that our veterans have done for our country and the service that they have provided,” said Lonnie Walker Jr., director of Connection and Belonging. “We also want to recognize their families. I think sometimes their families get forgotten about and the sacrifices that they make, sending their loved ones off to protect our freedoms and so on and so forth. And so, like I said, today was all about recognizing them and the great service that they have provided and celebrating them along the way.”
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Employees packed 100 care packages for veterans that will be taken to Forbes Field, as well as McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita.
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