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Committee backs bill to create state burial medallion for National Guard and reserve members
Summary
The committee recommended a do-pass for House Bill 12-93, which would authorize a state-produced burial medallion for North Dakota National Guard and Reserve members not eligible for VA markers; the Department of Veterans Affairs would design and approve the medallion with stakeholder input.
The Senate Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee gave a do-pass recommendation to House Bill 12‑93, a proposal to create a North Dakota burial medallion for National Guard and Reserve members who are not eligible for U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs headstones or markers.
Representative Steve Vetter, R-District 18, introduced the bill and said it would “allow national guard members to have burial markers like other branches of the military.” He said the change aims to provide parity of recognition for Guard and Reserve personnel buried in private cemeteries.
Lonnie Wong,…
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