Minnesota Session Laws - 2018, Regular Session

CHAPTER 145--S.F.No. 1694

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.

new text begin [10.596] GENERAL JOHN VESSEY DAY. new text end

new text begin 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. new text end

Presented to the governor May 14, 2018

Signed by the governor May 17, 2018, 3:03 p.m.