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Tuesday, Nov. 11 is Veterans Day and several activities are happening around the Fargo-Moorhead metro area to pay tribute to veterans.
United Patriotic Bodies Veterans Day Program
Fargo Air Museum at 11 a.m.
Featuring speaker Aaron Krenzz LTC (Ret.) Yellow Ribbon Advance Director MSUM
Music by the Red River Valley Concert Band
Fargo VFW/ American legion (Downtown Fargo)
Noon: The famous beef served by volunteers (A long standing recipe provided by the Fargo American Legion)
1:30 p.m. Music by the Red River Valley Veterans Concert Band
Fargo AMVETs
Starting at noon until gone, the AMVETs will be serving their world famous SOS
Moorhead American Legion
Noon: Beef stew
1 p.m. Meat Raffles
3:30 p.m. Red River Valley Veterans Concert Band
5 p.m. Veterans Day “Christmas Raffle” drawing for Fergus Falls Veterans Home
6:30 p.m. Bingo
West Fargo VFW
11 a.m. Program
Noon: Lunch served
7:00 p.m. Red River Valley Veterans Concert Band
UND Veterans Day Ceremony
The ceremony will be held at the Gorecki Alumni Center from 10-11 a.m. This event is free and open to all ages. The program will include remarks from UND Leadership. Refreshments and cookies will be served
All Vets Club in Jamestown
Beginning at 7:30 a.m. Veterans, families, and community members are invited to the gathering and for a pancake breakfast, bake sale, bingo, and more social events. Formal observances at 11 a.m. in Jamestown at the cemetery, including a moment of silence and tribute to those who served. The Jamestown Drum & Bugle Corps will perform, and a POW-MIA ceremony will follow in the evening, continuing the traditional ceremonies in town.
Wahpeton Veterans Day Community Meal
Wahpeton Community Center serving from 11:15 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Roast beef dinner is free for all veterans free will offering for community members.
Detroit Lakes High School Veterans Day Program
10:35 a.m. program to honor those who have bravely served our country. This year, the event supports Holbrook Farms Retreat, a local organization dedicated to providing wellness retreats for military survivors—families who have lost a loved one in military service.
Effective Tuesday, November 11, MATBUS will begin to offer free rides to all veterans, regardless of disability status. Since 2009, the public transit system’s fare policy has included free rides for service-connected veterans, a status given to those injured during their military service.
Now, any veteran can ride free on MATBUS fixed routes when they show their veteran ID, and no further verification will be required. This free fare will continue year-round. The change will also reduce any potential confusion that could happen on the bus when only select veterans were included in the policy.
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