photo by: Chad Lawhorn/Journal-World

A portion of a Veterans Day display at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor is pictured on Nov. 10, 2026.

Area residents on Wednesday can participate in a traditional wreath laying ceremony on the University of Kansas campus to honor veterans.

University leaders and KU ROTC members will host the ceremony at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday in front of Strong Hall on KU’s main Lawrence campus. The event will include remarks from leaders, the posting of colors, a wreath laying and a ceremonial lowering of the flag at sunset.

An even larger event is set for Saturday. The annual Lawrence Veterans Day parade is set for 11 a.m. on Saturday in downtown Lawrence. The parade will travel down Massachusetts Street and will feature multiple entries and will honor veterans and organizations that serve veterans. Dr. Shelly Kortkamp, the president and CEO of LMH Health, is scheduled to serve as grand marshal for the parade. Kortkamp served six years as a U.S. Air Force officer.

Numerous other smaller events to honor veterans also have developed in the community, including a special display at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor, which used decades of articles from the Journal-World archives to report on Lawrence veterans who ultimately ended up residing at Presbyterian Manor.

Manor resident Mary Lou Wright compiled more than a dozen articles from an archive maintained at the manor to create the display that draws attention to both men and women who served as veterans and currently or previously lived at the retirement community.

“I’m just fascinated by it,” Wright said. “This is our history right here.”

photo by: Chad Lawhorn/Journal-World

A Veterans Day display is pictured Lawrence Presbyterian Manor on Nov. 10, 2026.

photo by: Chad Lawhorn/Journal-World

A Veterans Day display is pictured Lawrence Presbyterian Manor on Nov. 10, 2026.