The Kansas Chapter of the Battle of the Bulge held their annual meeting at the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene, Kansas on January 25, 2015.

A part of the program was a Panel Discussion by four Battle of the Bulge survivors including, Julian Siebert, Jim Sharp, Wallace Jeffries, and Marvin Ledy.  The Moderator was Robert Smith, Curator of Ft. Riley Museum.

In addition, the Kansas Chapter donated and dedicated a memorial bench that was placed 75 feet away, under the gaze of the statue of our leader, General Dwight Eisenhower.  Jim Sharp founder, and first president of the chapter made the dedication for the Kansas Chapter.

In the dedication photo above Jim Sharp is in the center right and on his right is The Eisenhower Library’s Director Karl Weissenback. More than 250 people attended the event including 26 Battle of the Bulge Veterans.

Submitted by Jim Sharp, Chair Communications, KS Chapter VBOB