Volume 2 coming

November 2024

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Photo depicting three people standing on Commercial street on Emporia. While The third person in a pink sweater is turned out of frame of the photo, the other two are looking ahead of them. The taller of these two on the right is holding a small American flag in one hand and has their other hand placed over their chest. Behind them is one of the many veteran banners across town, This banner features Zoe B. Albers.

What is Beyond the Banners?

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Veterans Banners Project, we're excited to announce that Emporia Main Street and KVOE Radio have teamed up again to publish a new commemorative book, Beyond the Banners Volume 2. The new book continues the storytelling tradition that we began in 2017. Volume 2 features all new stories collected for the Veterans whose banners were created from 2018 to today. This printed keepsake publication will be a family treasure for generations to come.

Photo depicting three people standing on Commercial street on Emporia. While The third person in a pink sweater is turned out of frame of the photo, the other two are looking ahead of them. The taller of these two on the right is holding a small American flag in one hand and has their other hand placed over their chest. Behind them is one of the many veteran banners across town, This banner features Zoe B. Albers.

What is Beyond the Banners?

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Veterans Banners Project, we're excited to announce that Emporia Main Street and KVOE Radio have teamed up again to publish a new commemorative book, Beyond the Banners Volume 2. The new book continues the storytelling tradition that we began in 2017. Volume 2 features all new stories collected for the Veterans whose banners were created from 2018 to today. This printed keepsake publication will be a family treasure for generations to come.

Family Keepsake

Beyond the Banners is available as a full-color, 216 page softcover book. It is a beautiful, limited edition keepsake.

Veterans Stories

Over 200 personal stories and 250 images of Veterans were submitted for this project. This publication honors their service, their sacrifices, and their legacy.

Giving Back

Profits from the sale of Beyond the Banners Magazine will be donated to local Veterans Organizations.

Every banner displayed on Emporia's street poles contains a photo of a Veteran.

This limited edition publication captures their experiences, words, and moving stories.

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"I call upon all of our citizens to observe Thursday, November 11, as Veterans Day. On that day let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us reconsecrate ourselves to the task of promoting an enduring peace so that their efforts shall not have been in vain."

–President Dwight D. Eisenhower

"Without Emporia, Kansas, there would be no Veterans Day; it’s as simple as that."

– Bobbi Mlynar, writing about Emporian Al King who had the idea for Veterans Day and worked to make it a reality

"The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the Veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation."

- President George Washington

Beyond the Banners
Emporia, Kansas, USA
Founding City of Veterans Day

A group containing the Emproia Main Satreet logo and KVOE logos. Emporia Main Street logo: the words are contained within a dark, reddish brown ellipse with a wavy, white line running across it. "Main Street" follows the path of the white line. An illustrated lamp post is on the left and peeks out from the ellipse. The entire logo has a yellow outline. KVOE.com logo: the leg of the letter K extends out with the word "Live and Local" inside the stroke. 96.0 FM KVOE Live & Local logo: two rectangles side by side and tapering the farther they are from the center. The red rectangle on the left has white text that says "96.9 FM" and the blue rectangle on the right has text that says "KVOE Live & Local." Country 101.7 logo: there is a red, painterly underline starting from the y in "Country" to the 7 in "101.7." Mix 104.9 logo: "Mix 104.9" is contained within an upside down trapezoid. Boxes containing the words "Today's" and "Best Hits" are placed on the top and bottom of the trapezoid respectively.