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Official State Veterans Day Event Moves to Mankato

11/5/2025 8:00:00 AM


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


WHAT :    

The Official State of Minnesota Veterans Day Program is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11 at the Minnesota National Guard Armory in Mankato, Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs invites Veterans, families, elected officials and community members to come together to thank, celebrate and honor all Veterans who have served our country.

WHO :    

Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Brad Lindsay
Adjutant General of the Minnesota National Guard Maj. Gen. Shawn Manke
Minnesota State Government Leaders
Members of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation
Local Civic Leaders
Kyle Ward, Ph.D. Author and History Professor
Beth Richardson, Consul General of Canada in Minneapolis
34th Infantry Division Chaplain Lt. Col. Timothy Usset
Minnesota State University – Mankato Maverick Machine Band

WHEN :    

Tuesday, Nov. 11
8:30 a.m. Breakfast and Social Time
10 a.m. Program

WHERE:    

*Note New Location!
Minnesota National Guard Armory
100 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Mankato, Minnesota

The event will be livestreamed, available on our website's event page.

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About MDVA
The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) is a cabinet-level state agency dedicated to serving Minnesota Veterans and their families. In addition to overseeing the five State Veterans Homes, MDVA helps eligible Veterans and families secure state and federal benefits and provides programs and services relating to higher education, benefits, burial, claims, outreach and Veterans employment. Veterans and their families are encouraged to visit MinnesotaVeteran.org or call 1-(888)-LinkVet for more information about benefits.