MILITARY FAMILY TRIBUTE CEREMONY
MINNESOTA STATE CAPITOL
GOVERNOR MARK DAYTON
It may have rained all day, but that did not stop the emotion and value of the dedication ceremony for the Military Family Tribute at the Minnesota State Capitol on June 13, 2015, where I served as an official event photographer.
The Military Family Tribute, located on the State Capitol Mall stands forever as a personal thank you to each spouse, significant other, child, parent, grandparent, sibling and any other person a member or former member of our U.S. military defines as family who provides the true foundation of support to our military personnel.
THE FIRST EVER. Minnesota led the way in our Nation in creating this permanent thank you to military families.
Visit the State Capital grounds to experience the Thank You Promenade, Story Stone Garden and Gold Star Table for yourself.
MEMBERS OF THE PATRIOT GUARD
COUNTRY MUSIC ARTIST ROCKIE LYNN
NANCY NEIMEYER, PAST PRESIDENT, MINNESOTA MILITARY FAMILY TRIBUTE
MINNESOTA PATRIOT GUARD
BLUE STAR FAMILY - PAUL DOUGLAS & LAURIE KRUHOEFFER
GOLD STAR FAMILY - JIM AND DIANNA BEARDSLEY
HONORABLE TIM PAWLENTY, FORMER GOVERNOR OF MINNESOTA
GENERAL RICHARD C. NASH, ADJUNCT GENERAL, MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARD
NATIONAL ANTHEM PERFORMER, JEARLYN STEELE
SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR
AT THE GOLD STAR TABLE MONUMENT
REPRESENTATIVE ERIK PAULSEN, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GENERAL JOSEPH VOTEL (AND WIFE MICHELLE), COMMANDING GENERAL, U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS
COMMISSIONER LARRY SHELLITO, MN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
BLUE STAR FAMILY - PAUL DOUGLAS & LAURIE KRUHOEFFER
TERI E. POPP, PRESIDENT, MINNESOTA MILITARY FAMILY TRIBUTE
EMCEE DAVE LEE, WCCO RADIO
GOLD STAR FAMILY - JIM AND DIANNA BEARDSLEY FAMILY
MILITARY FAMILIES OPENING THE CEREMONY IN PARADE
PERFORMERS - THE LOST WHEELS
FORMER GOVERNOR TIM PAWLENTY AND GOVERNOR MARK DAYTON
SINGER WITH MUSICIAN ROCKIE LYNN
PICTURES WITH BILL & TERI POPP, PAUL & LAURIE DOUGLAS
EVENT ATTENDEES
COUNTRY MUSIC ARTIST ROCKIE LYNN
WILLIAM J. “BILL” POPP, CHAIR, MINNESOTA MILITARY FAMILY TRIBUTE FOUNDATION
PERFORMERS - THE STEELE FAMILY
CONNECTING WITH BLUE STAR FAMILIES