There will be an Armed Forces Day celebration on Saturday, May 18, in Junction City at the vacant lot at the northeast corner of 9th and Washington.
According to the MAC Director for the Junction City Area Chamber of Commerce, Isreal Waddell, the hours for the event are 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Activities will include multiple food trucks on site, bouncy houses, military static vehicle display, a DJ, dunk tank and speakers. There will be a swearing in ceremony for a contingent of future Soldiers.
Scheduled to be in attendance are Sgt. Maj. of the Army ( Ret. ) Michael Grinston, area state representatives and state senators plus city and county commissioners. The 1st Inf. Div. and Ft. Riley Garrison will also be represented.
The event is being coordinated by Isreal Waddell as one of the last major activities before his resignation becomes effective June 1. He will be accompanying his wife, who is active duty military, and has received orders to transfer to another post. Command Sgt. Major Robert Wilson will serve in the post on an interim basis beginning in May. He retires from the Army later this year.