Kansas City leadership will come together to honor frontline workers and remember those lost to COVID-19 during a National Day of Remembrance on Tuesday, Jan. 19.
The evening will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a press conference where a backdrop of 1,665 white flags will line the National WWI Museum and Memorial’s Main Entrance, representing those lost to COVID-19 in the Kansas City Metro.
The press conference will end with the Kansas City skyline lighting up in amber to mark this day with cities across the nation. The buildings will include various landmarks in the downtown and Crossroads districts, City Hall, KCMO Parks structures and fountains, Union Station and Children’s Mercy Park. The flags will be displayed through Sunday, Jan. 24, and community members are invited to visit the installation.
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