Veterans Cemetery volunteers honored for dedicated service

Courtesy Photo | Volunteers Phil Ehli, Vern Fetch, Quirin Friese, Earl Hannel, Les Hornbacher, Ben Kemp, Fred Kraft, Marv Martel, Herb Mittelstedt and Howie Unterseher (not pictured) received jackets from the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery Board of Directors Oct. 1 as a token of thanks and appreciation for all of their efforts.  

MANDAN, ND, UNITED STATES

10.04.2014

Courtesy Story

North Dakota National Guard Public Affairs

MANDAN, N.D. - Ten volunteers, known as "the regulars," were honored for their service Oct. 1 at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery.

The volunteers are among a group of 22 people that give their time the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery over a 20-week period each summer to mow and groom the landscape. Each week during that period, nine people gather at the cemetery with lawn mowers to take care of the cemetery grounds for three hours - which equals 27 hours per week and 540 hours per season.

"Because of your volunteerism, the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery continues to be a sacred place in our state," said North Dakota Deputy Adjutant General Brig. Gen. Alan Dohrmann, who serves as the president of the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery Board of Directors. "It was important that we invited you here to say, 'thank you;' something that we don't do enough."

Volunteers Phil Ehli, Vern Fetch, Quirin Friese, Earl Hannel, Les Hornbacher, Ben Kemp, Fred Kraft, Marv Martel, Herb Mittelstedt and Howie Unterseher received jackets from the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery Board of Directors as a token of thanks and appreciation for all of their efforts.

• Date Taken: 10.04.2014
• Date Posted: 10.04.2014 12:18
• Story ID: 144295
• Location: MANDAN, ND, US