Armed Forces Day Celebrations are scheduled in Sioux Falls  Saturday May 16, 2015 at the VA Hospital at 22 Street and Western Avenue at 10:00 AM.

The ceremony includes a formal military program and a performance by the Sioux Falls Municipal Band.  Maj. Gen. Robert T. Bray, former Adjutant General of Rhode Island will also address the crowd.

During the Avenue of Flags ceremony program, men and women in the Armed Forces will present American flags in ceremony. The Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce will present the “Stars and Stripes” awards to Charlie and Jamie Butler and family and SkyZone for proudly displaying the American flag year-round. The Oath of Enlistment ceremony will also be conducted as South Dakota men and women are inducted into the U.S. Armed Forces. Outstanding Achievement Awards will be presented to selected guardsmen, guardswomen and reservists for outstanding military and community achievement.

The event is sponsored by the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.

In case of bad weather, the ceremonies will be moved to the South Dakota Air National Guard, located at 1201 W. Algonquin Street in Sioux Falls.

 

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