Heroes honored on Memorial Day
Published: May 29, 2006
Col. Daniel Adams, commander of the 91st Space Wing at Minot Air Force Base, will give the address for Memorial Day services in Minot Monday at 10:30 a.m. in Rosehill Memorial Park.
Adams has been at Minot AFB since July 2004. He leads more than 1,500 men and women at the Minot base in support of the nation’s land-based Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile force. The wing also maintains several helicopters.
Adams’ military career includes staff positions at Headquarters Strategic Air Command, U.S. European Command and Air Combat Command. His command experience includes leading missile squadrons at Grand Forks AFB and prior to Minot, as the commander of the 367th Recruiting Group at Robins AFB, Ga. Adams has a new assignment and will be leaving Minot AFB next month for a post at Headquarters Air Force Space Command at Colorado Springs, Colo.
Others participating in the Memorial Day program in Minot include Monsigner Joseph Senger, a chaplain at Trinity Hospital; Gary Stuber, past commander of the North Dakota Disabled American Veterans; Ray Bushnell, DAV Chapter 4; Nathan Hance, a Minot High School senior; Joyce Stuber, state commander of the N.D. DAV; and color/ honor guards from Minot veterans organizations and auxiliaries, and Minot AFB; and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 753 rifle squad.
The traditional ceremony to honor those who have died at sea will be held Monday at 8 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial Walkway, formerly the Eighth Street Bridge in northwest Minot.
The Disabled American Veterans are in charge of this year’s Minot programs, chaired by Jim Clifford.
William Kolb has been the master of ceremonies for Minot’s Memorial Day program at Rosehill Memorial Park for a number of years.
“Personally, as a veteran, I think it’s extremely important that we remember those young men and women who served our country so well and are no longer with us, and particularly those who were killed in action so you and I can so freely speak,” Kolb said.
Kolb, who lives in Minot, retired from the Air Force after a 21-year military career.
Many area communities will also observe Memorial Day with programs.
Dave Hilleren, a Vietnam veteran, is adjutant of American Legion Post 290 in New Town and also American Legion 9th District commander.
He has participated in the annual Memorial Day program for many years, including occasionally giving the address for the program.
He would like people to also remember the military people who are serving now, many of them in the global war on terrorism:
“We still have people in harms way defending these freedoms. I don’t think people pay enough attention to that. We have two active wars basically going on and trying to give people an opportunity and particularly in Iraq, there’s never been such a contribution (by) American soldiers to try to help people improve their lifestyle and human rights, and give them opportunity to move into this 21st century. That touches me because we’ve had area people who have been involved and been injured, and it’s going on every day,” Hilleren said.
Kolb said he thinks young people need to have a better understanding of what Memorial Day is about and what the veterans of this country have done for them.
Memorial Day programs are a good way for them to learn more.
“I hope we have a good crowd and that people come to the program,” Kolb added.
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