proclamation<\/a> declaring March 29 as Vietnam Veterans Day in North Dakota during a ceremony at the Capitol.<\/p>\nMore than 2.7 million Americans served in Vietnam, among them more than 15,000 North Dakotans, Burgum noted. More than 58,000 died, included 198 North Dakotans whose names were read aloud during today\u2019s ceremony attended by dozens of veterans and their family members, state legislators and community members.<\/p>\n
\u201cEach of these young men and women left their homes faithfully and honorably to serve their nation. It\u2019s our responsibility to make sure that their service and sacrifice is not forgotten,\u201d Burgum said during the ceremony. \u201cToday we honor and remember the surviving and departed Vietnam veterans, including those 198 and those veterans who were or are still missing in action or prisoners of war.\u201d<\/p>\n
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Vietnam Veterans Day being celebrated as an official North Dakota state holiday. The 61st Legislative Assembly passed legislation in 2009 in honor and remembrance of all Vietnam veterans.<\/p>\n
As governor, Burgum is committed to ensuring Vietnam veterans \u2013 and all veterans \u2013 are receiving the benefits and services they have earned for protecting our nation. Last October, the governor created a task force to assess the current system for supporting military veterans in North Dakota and comprehensively examine how the state\u2019s current resources can be organized to serve veterans most effectively. His executive budget proposal for the 2019-21 biennium also recommends exempting military retirement pay from state income taxes, a proposal that continues to move through the Legislature.<\/p>\n
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Bismarck (Gov. Burgum\u2019s Office)\u00a0 \u2013 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.<\/p>\n
The ceremony at the State Capital Memorial Hall, starting at 10-a.m. \u00a0will 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.\u00a0 Also on hand will be members of the North Dakota National Guard, and others.<\/p>\n
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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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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