FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nov. 10, 2023

Media Contact:
Steve McCarthy
952-237-4618
steven.mccarthy@state.mn.us

WHAT :    

The Official State of Minnesota Veterans Day Program will honor Minnesota Veterans at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11 at the Veterans Memorial Community Center in Inver Grove Heights. The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) invites Veterans, families, elected officials and community members to celebrate and honor all Veterans who have served our country. The Veterans Day National Committee designated this event as the “Official State of Minnesota Veterans Day program.” MDVA is honored to be selected as the regional site for this observance of Veterans Day 2023.

A free community breakfast will be served from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. before the start of the program.

WHO :    

Speakers and Program Participants:

• Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs Temporary Commissioner Brad Lindsay
• Keynote Address by Stephen Whitehead Disabled American Veterans of Minnesota Adjutant and CEO
• Adjutant General of the Minnesota National Guard Maj. Gen. Shawn Manke
• Members of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation
• Minnesota State Government Leaders
• Inver Grove Heights Mayor Brenda Dietrich
• 34th Infantry Division Red Bull Band

WHEN :    

Saturday, Nov. 11
8:30 - 9:30 a.m. - Free Community Breakfast
10 - 11 a.m. - Program

WHERE:    

Veterans Memorial Community Center
8055 Barbara Avenue
Inver Grove Heights, MN