Minot Honors Veterans at Auditorium Ceremony

Veterans and community members gathered at the Minot Auditorium for a Veterans Day program featuring military honors and music.

Updated on Nov. 12, 2026 in Civic

A single American flag hangs against a pale autumn sky above a flat northern prairie horizon, with a brick building edge at lower left. — Veterans and community members gathered in Minot for a Veterans Day program honoring local military service with an honor guard presentation and a guest speech by State VFW representative Brad Reed. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

The Minot Air Force Base Honor Guard presented the colors just after 11 a.m. to open the Veterans Day ceremony at the Minot Auditorium. The program included a national anthem played by the Brass Band of Minot and a guest speech by State VFW representative Brad Reed.

Why it matters

The ceremony gave residents of Minot a public occasion to recognize local military service on Veterans Day. Honoring service members in person connects the community to veterans who served in the armed forces.

Brad Reed served more than four decades in the national guard, and Lowell Cormier, a local VFW member, spent 24 years in the U.S. Air Force before retiring as a Master Sergeant. The source does not report attendance totals for the event.

The players

Brad Reed

Brad Reed is a State VFW representative who served more than four decades in the national guard and gave the ceremony's guest speech.

Lowell Cormier

Lowell Cormier is a local VFW member who spent 24 years in the U.S. Air Force and retired as a Master Sergeant.

Brass Band of Minot

The Brass Band of Minot is a local musical ensemble that played the national anthem and a musical salute to the armed forces at the ceremony.

Minot Air Force Base Honor Guard

The Minot Air Force Base Honor Guard is the ceremonial unit of Minot Air Force Base that presented the colors to open the Veterans Day program.

The details

Veterans and community members gathered at the Minot Auditorium for the program, which included a musical salute to the armed forces by the Brass Band of Minot and a tribute of Amazing Grace on the bagpipes. The ceremony was built around a guest speech by Brad Reed, a State VFW representative, alongside local VFW member Lowell Cormier.

Veterans Day ceremony held November 11, 2026, with colors presented just after 11 a.m.

Civic Tradition

The Minot ceremony continues the annual Veterans Day observance that the United States established after renaming Armistice Day in 1954. Local programs of this kind keep the national holiday tied to community recognition of service members.

Residents who wish to attend future Minot community ceremonies can look for announcements at the Minot Auditorium. The program's musical and honor-guard elements show the kinds of public events that local veterans and families can take part in.

The takeaway

Community ceremonies like this one give residents a direct way to recognize veterans in their own town. Attending local observances is a simple step for anyone who wants to honor military service.