BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum will deliver remarks and sign a proclamation Friday declaring March 29 as Vietnam Veterans Day in North Dakota during a ceremony at the Capitol honoring Vietnam War veterans.
The ceremony will include a reading of the names of North Dakotans killed in action during the Vietnam War. More than 15,000 North Dakotans left home to serve in the Vietnam War, and 198 never returned. State Sen. Richard Marcellais of Belcourt, a Vietnam veteran, also will deliver remarks.
What: Vietnam Veterans Day ceremony and proclamation signing
Who: Gov. Burgum, Sen. Marcellais, Secretary of State Al Jaeger, state legislators, representatives of veterans service organizations, North Dakota National Guard members and others
When: 10 a.m. March 29
Where: Memorial Hall, State Capitol, 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Bismarck
The Daughters of the American Revolution Minishoshe-Mandan Chapter will host a free lunch from noon to 1:30 p.m. in honor of Vietnam Veterans Day at the Bismarck AMVETS Club, Roy C. Wagner Post #9, 2402 Railroad Ave., Bismarck.