Northeast Montana Veterans Memorial to Celebrate 10th Anniversary on July 4th

FORT PECK, Mont. - The Northeast Montana Veterans Memorial will celebrate the 10-year Anniversary of its Grand Opening on Saturday, July 4, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at the memorial site in Fort Peck.

This year’s guest speaker will be Jonathan Wiens, a 2001 graduate of Glasgow High School, a 2005 graduate of United States Military Academy at West Point, and former Army Green Beret. Wiens is a combat veteran who served deployments in Iraq with the 1st Cavalry Division and in Afghanistan as a military intelligence officer.

Visitors who have not seen the Memorial since its grand opening will be amazed by the many additions completed over the past decade. The latest addition is a Battlefield Cross honoring those killed in action from the nine counties of northeast Montana: Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Phillips, Richland, Roosevelt, Sheridan, and Valley counties.

Limited seating will be available, and attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs for the program. Reserved seating for Gold Star Families, elderly attendees, and individuals with disabilities will also be provided. In the event of inclement weather, the program will be moved to the Fort Peck Recreation Hall.

Attendees are encouraged to make a full day of the celebration. A food vendor will be available following the program, the Fort Peck Interpretive Center will be open, and the Fort Peck Summer Theatre will host a 2:00 p.m. matinee performance of “9 to 5.” In the evening, VFW Post 3107 will be open to the public, offering a view of the fireworks display presented by the Glasgow Fire Department.

The Veterans Memorial Committee is also holding a raffle to help defray the cost of the Battlefield Cross. The drawing will take place at the conclusion of the program on July 4. Tickets are available from committee members and local VFW posts until the time of the drawing.

The public is invited to join in celebrating the past 10 years of the Northeast Montana Veterans Memorial and to look ahead to the next decade of honoring and remembering the veterans of northeast Montana.