This week the Bates County Road and Bridge Department poured concrete pads and installed the Vietnam Veteran Memorial Benches on the northwest corner of the courthouse. The benches were donated by Evergy's Lacygne Generating Station. Tyler Bohannon with Adrian Muffler sponsored the cost of having them powder coated. They were on display at The Wall That Heals and are now permanently installed in the courtyard.
The benches honor each of the three servicemembers from Bates County who were killed in the Vietnam War, Jerry Boyles, Stanley Gilmore and Donald Droz.
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