Mayor Michelle Distler announced on Monday, June 28, 2021 that Shawnee has been designated a Purple Heart City. We are honored to be recognized alongside other cities and counties who have taken the necessary steps to be included in this national recognition for our veterans who paid the ultimate price. Several service members were present while the Mayor
read the proclamation. The Department of Missouri Military Order of the Purple Heart Sergeant-at-Arms Walter Schley presented the City a plaque honoring the Purple Heart City designation.
The Military Order of the Purple Heart started the Purple Heart Trail, which is a collective effort where cities and counties display the Purple Heart logo on their street signs and markers to serve as a reminder for anyone who might notice them to keep gratitude and reverence for the price of our freedom at the present.
For more information about this recognition initiative,
head here.