A new law designates May 28 as Veterans of Foreign Wars Day in Minnesota.
Sponsored by Rep. Jerry Newton (DFL-Coon Rapids) and Sen. Lisa Fobbe (DFL-Zimmerman), the law recognizes May 28 because it is the same day the Veterans of Foreign Wars was founded in 1899. The group was federally chartered by Congress on May 28, 1936.
Signed April 15 by Gov. Tim Pawlenty, the law takes effect July 1, 2010.
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