{"id":75331,"date":"2015-06-19T10:41:56","date_gmt":"2015-06-19T15:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=75331"},"modified":"2015-06-19T10:41:56","modified_gmt":"2015-06-19T15:41:56","slug":"heitkamp-honors-more-viet-nam-vets-lost-in-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=75331","title":{"rendered":"Heitkamp honors more Viet Nam vets lost in battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/FlagFortSeward.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-49361\" alt=\"FlagFortSeward\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/FlagFortSeward-300x202.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/FlagFortSeward-300x202.png 300w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/FlagFortSeward-259x175.png 259w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/FlagFortSeward.png 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 <\/b>Building on her effort to thank and pay tribute to the North Dakotans who lost their lives during military service in the Vietnam War, U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp again took to the Senate floor to share the stories of these fallen men and honor their courageous service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNorth Dakota has an incredibly rich tradition of military service, as men and women from all backgrounds have put their lives on the line time and again to protect the freedoms we hold most dear,\u201d said Heitkamp. \u201cOne hundred ninety-eight North Dakotans paid the ultimate sacrifice in the Vietnam War and just as they had a duty to keep us safe, we have a responsibility to pay tribute to these remarkable heroes. Over the past few months, it\u2019s been an honor to share their stories on the Senate floor and I\u2019ll continue to do so as our nation commemorates the 50<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">During her speech, Heitkamp honored the following North Dakotans who were lost in the Vietnam War:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Richard \u201cRich\u201d Boehm \u2013 <\/b>Mandan<\/li>\n<li><b>Larry Jacobson \u2013 <\/b>Norma<\/li>\n<li><b>Carl Woods \u2013 <\/b>Bottineau<\/li>\n<li><b>Joel Ellingson \u2013 <\/b>Rolette<\/li>\n<li><b>David Haegele \u2013 <\/b>Napoleon<\/li>\n<li><b>Garry Klein \u2013 <\/b>Mott<\/li>\n<li><b>Randy Lee Hansen \u2013 <\/b>Enlisted in Williston<\/li>\n<li><b>Fred Johnson \u2013 <\/b>Watford City\/Leeds<\/li>\n<li><b>Lyle Johannes \u2013 <\/b>Kulm<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Fred Jansonius \u2013<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Jamestown<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Eric Nadeau \u2013 <\/b>Grand Forks<\/li>\n<li><b>Gregory Krueger \u2013 <\/b>Garrison<\/li>\n<li><b>Richard Hovland \u2013 <\/b>Williston<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Heitkamp\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.heitkamp.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm\/press-releases?ID=5fd58063-30be-4ebc-9174-b82cb7798913\">began a series of speeches<\/a>\u00a0in March to honor servicemembers from North Dakota who lost their lives in the Vietnam conflict as our country marks the 50<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary of the war. She collaborated with more than 150 eleventh-graders from Bismarck High School to gather information on these fallen North Dakotans and incorporated their research into her speeches. In March, Heitkamp\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.heitkamp.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm\/press-releases?ID=25ab5576-ec68-47c0-9d71-eae1afcc4859\">met with these students in Bismarck<\/a>\u00a0and discussed with them the importance of their joint effort to honor the sacrifice and service of the North Dakotans lost in the war.<\/p>\n<p>To view Heitkamp\u2019s webpage dedicated to honoring North Dakota\u2019s KIA and MIA Vietnam servicemembers \u2013 including her speeches on the Senate floor \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.heitkamp.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm?p=honoring-north-dakota-s-vietnam-veterans\">click here<\/a>. The website will be updated with all of Heitkamp\u2019s speeches on the Senate floor about these servicemembers. A copy of a poster recognizing these fallen men can also be found\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.heitkamp.senate.gov\/public\/_cache\/files\/e850b36c-ea64-45a9-a1ce-582c00d9d74c\/final-heitkamp-veterans-poster.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Building on her effort to thank and pay tribute to the North Dakotans who lost their lives during military service in the Vietnam War, U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp again took to the Senate floor to share the stories of these fallen men and honor their courageous service. 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