Veterans Legacy Fund

Goal: $50,000.00

Specific Need

Tunnel 2 Towers, 9/11 NEVER FORGET Mobile Exhibit has NEVER been to Kansas, nor The Founding City of Veterans Day, Emporia. Veterans Legacy Fund board along side fellow veterans goal of more than $50,000 to make this dream reality next September 7-13, 2027. The 9/11 NEVER FORGET Mobile Exhibit is a tribute to all who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, including the 343 members of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) who made the ultimate sacrifice, and all who continue to lose their lives to 9/11-related illnesses. This high-tech, 83-foot tractor-trailer, which transforms into an 1,100 square foot exhibit, is a tool to further educate people across the country about the events of that tragic day.

Mission

Veterans Legacy Fund exists to HONOR our past, SERVE Today, INSPIRE Future Generations to carry forward the legacy that  brave men & women that served our nation, and paid the ultimate sacrifice for the United States of America. Through education, remembrance, community service, and patriotic events.

Veterans Legacy Fund board is committed to preserving as many veteran stories, honoring their sacrifices, through all we will continue support all the veterans and families, and ensuring their legacy lives on for generations to come. 

Profile

Veterans Legacy Fund exists to Honor Our Past. Serve Today. Inspire Future Generations. Through remembrance, education, service, and patriotic events in our communities. We are dedicated to preserve the stories and sacrifices of our nation’s heroes so their legacy is never forgotten.

On November 16th Emporia Match Day, donations of up to $1,000 will be matched toward our $50,000 goal!

PROJECT for MATCH DAY FUNDS: 9/11 NEVER FORGET Mobile Exhibit (watch video)

September 7-13, 2027 Kansas will welcome: Tunnel to Towers 9/11 NEVER FORGET Mobile Exhibit to The Founding City of Veterans Day. 

Veterans Legacy Fund Board & fellow veterans at our co-sponsor American Legion together last August 2025, we welcomed more than 13,000 visitors to The Wall That Heals. Together with area communities, City of Emporia, Lyon, Chase & Coffey County & The State of Kansas we are ready to bring another unforgettable experience to Emporia, Kansas—The Founding City of Veterans Day. This powerful exhibit will honor our military, law enforcement, firefighters, first responders, and the heroes of September 11, 2001 while remembering the tragic day that changed our nation forever 25 years ago.

Twenty-five years later, we remember not only what our country endured, but how Americans came together in the days that followed. Your Match Day gift to Veterans Legacy Fund will help bring that history to Kansas, The Founding City of Veterans Day, Emporia and inspire future generations to understand the sacrifice, courage, unity, and true price of our freedom.