Salina designated POW-MIA City; second in Kansas

Vietnam veteran Jim Deister, left, joined Steve Murrison, commander of VFW Post 1432, right, in presenting the POW-MIA City plaque to Salina Mayor ...

April 18, 2023
7:16 AM

Vietnam veteran Jim Deister, left, joined Steve Murrison, commander of VFW Post 1432, right, in presenting the POW-MIA City plaque to Salina Mayor Mike Hoppock. Photo courtesy VFW Post 1432 By SALINA POST Salina has been designated as a Prisoner of War-Missing in Action City by the Jefferson Barracks POW-MIA Museum, Inc. It is the second such designation in the state, according to information from Salina Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1432. Manhattan was the first city in Kansas to receive the designation.