$4M renovated Nebraska veterans building welcomes vets, community

Amy Hadachek
Nov 4, 2024
Nov 4, 2024

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Just a few of the numerous quilts awarded to area veterans in Otoe County, Neb., over the past few years hang above a display about local veterans in the newly renovated Veterans Memorial Building in Nebraska City.

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Flags stand outside the Veterans of Foreign War and American Legion office at Nebraska City, Neb.

Photo courtesy of D.S. Kruse

This bio board tells of the service of Colonel Derek K Thomson.

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Amy Hadachek

Just in time for Veterans Day, an almost 100-year old Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion building in Nebraska City, Nebraska, just completed a $4 million renovation.

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Veteran Project (6).jpg — The Nebraska City Veterans Memorial Building and American Legion location has been newly renovated, ready to welcome veterans and the public for Veterans Day.
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Veteran Project (8).jpg — The new stage and auditorium at the Veterans Memorial Building in Nebraska City.
Photo courtesy of D.S. Kruse

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Veteran Project (1).jpg — Students at Nebraska City Middle School write thank you notes for display a previous year's veterans breakfast. This year, they will host the meal in the new $4 million Nebraska City Veterans Memorial Building Nov. 9.
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Veteran Project (2).jpg — Students serve breakfast to veterans at a previous year’s event.
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Veteran Project (5).jpg — The display about local veterans includes the Thomson family, with the story of three generations of service.
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Freelance writer Amy Hadachek is a two-time Emmy Award winning meteorologist and a storm chaser who earned her NWA and AMS Broadcast Meteorology Seals of Approval. She and her husband live on a diversified farm in Kansas. Reach her at editorial@midwestmessenger.com.