| 9:30am gates open 10:00am - 4:00pm Event Location: Flag Pole. 11am 11:00am New Prague Veteran Honor Guard presents the raising of the American Flag · Singing of the National Anthem · Three rifle volley (for the POW/MIA's) · Playing of Taps · Opening prayer - Fort Snelling Chaplain · Welcome from Scott County Attorney and Military Veteran, Ron Hocevar · Welcome from Jennifer & Mark Jensen
Location: Speakers Tent 12:15 - 1:30 · Butch Whitehead- Disabled American Vets · Tom & Jessi Mc Kenna - Every Third Saturday · Erik Therwagner- Homefront Heroes · Dorthea Johns- WWII History Roundtable 1:30 Parachute jump by US Navy SEALS Patriot Parachute Team (stage break) 2:00 - 3:30 ETS Veteran Panel presentation, "Bringing Veterans All the way Home" 3:30 - 4:00 Presentation of Service Flags 4:00 End of program
Afternoon activities · Music all day · Live radio remote by KCHK Radio · Veteran Resource tables · Author/Historian tables · Silent auction- first item starts closing at 12:30 · Lunch by Grill Star Catering · Scott County Sheriff Recreational Safety Equipment on display · Scott County Mounted Patrol · Products of the Hive booth · Free Food Concessions (popcorn, chips, brownies, cotton candy, bottled water) · Kids Boot camp (16' climbing wall and 60' obstacle course) · Kids Inflatable Jousting ring · Self -guided farm animal tours · Woodturning demonstrations · Cow milking demonstrations · Corn shelling demonstrations · Sheep shearing demonstrations · POW/MIA table ceremony · Hay wagon rides- 12:00Noon - 3:30pm · Local artisans/Veteran owned businesses/vendors · Free doggie treats at the Service Dog tent · Fort Snelling Chapel · Military career placement agency · WW II Re-enactment Camp representing the US Army 105th Combat Engineers, 30th Infantry Division, European Theater · Operation Empowering Hope · Service Flag Tradition
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