Looking North: Navy Lieutenant John F. Kennedy, Marines Major Jonathon Richards, Army Military Police Kevin Nash, Air Force Staff Sergeant Jessica Poteet and Air Force RMWD #N281 "Pita"

Kansas Honor Banners (2021-2022 honorees)

Looking North: Navy Lieutenant John F. Kennedy, Marines Major Jonathon Richards, Army Military Police Kevin Nash, Air Force Staff Sergeant Jessica Poteet and Air Force RMWD #N281 "Pita"

Wichita, Kansas 67203, United States

Created By: Wichita History Walk

Information

Navy Lieutenant John F. Kennedy: Prior to becoming President, John F. Kennedy served as a Navy Lieutenant during World War II. More information can be found here: https://www.nps.gov/articles/kennedyww2.htm

Marines Major Jonathon Richards

Army Military Police Kevin Nash: Prior to his career as a professional wrestler, Kevin Nash served as a member of the U.S. Army's 202nd Military Police Company in Giessen, West Germany, helping to secure a NATO facility. He rose to the rank of specialist.

Air Force Staff Sergeant Jessica Poteet and Air Force RMWD #N281 "Pita": Staff Sergeant Jessica Poteet has been a military dog handler for 8 1/2 years. She worked with Pita for 5 years and, together, they made an "unstoppable" team. After Pita retired, she went to live with Poteet and her family, before she needed to be put down due to declining health. An article about Poteet can be read here: https://www.afsoc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2575591/hurlburt-field-mwd-handler-proves-she-can-do-it-better/

This point of interest is part of the tour: Kansas Honor Banners (2021-2022 honorees)


 

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