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SF 1694

1st Engrossment - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 05/22/2018 12:31pm

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A bill for an act
relating to the military; designating June 29 as General John Vessey Day; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

[10.596] GENERAL JOHN VESSEY DAY.

The day of June 29 is designated as General John Vessey Day. General John Vessey
was a four star general in the United States Army and served as the tenth Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff. As a dedicated servant to the United States of America, General John
Vessey dedicated his life to military service, volunteering for the Minnesota Army National
Guard in 1939 and then going on to serve our country in World War II and the Vietnam
War, and also by holding military posts in Germany, Korea, and as a special emissary to
Vietnam.