▁h omet own ▁for ▁a ▁military ▁fun eral . ▁ ▁The ▁George ▁E . ▁Day ▁Park way ▁is ▁named ▁for ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁winner ▁Colonel ▁George ▁E . ▁" B ud " ▁Day , ▁a ▁F - 1 0 0 ▁Super ▁Sab re ▁pilot ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁known ▁American ▁P OW ▁to ▁escape ▁into ▁South ▁Vietnam . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁re capt ured ▁and ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁H ano i ▁Hil ton . ▁ ▁S ik eston ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Missouri ▁National ▁Guard ▁unit ▁Company ▁C ▁ 1 1 4 0 th ▁Engine er ▁Battalion , ▁which ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁Operation ▁Ira qi ▁Fre edom ▁from ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁until ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Company ▁C ▁has ▁been ▁rest ruct ured ▁from ▁an ▁engineering ▁unit ▁to ▁a ▁det achment ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 2 1 st ▁Transport ation ▁Company , ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁D ex ter , ▁Missouri . ▁ ▁We ather ▁events ▁▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁torn ado ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁a ▁torn ado ▁hit ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁S ik eston ▁and ▁destroyed ▁about ▁ 1 0 0 ▁homes , ▁prompt ing ▁former ▁Governor ▁John ▁Ash cro ft ▁to ▁visit ▁and ▁call ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Guard ▁for ▁assistance . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁the ▁nearby ▁community ▁of ▁V and user ▁was ▁also ▁hit ▁by ▁a ▁torn ado ▁while ▁storm s ▁precip itated ▁flo oding ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁in ▁Cape