Burgum directs flags flown at half-staff on Monday until noon in observance of Memorial Day

BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum has directed all government agencies to fly the United States and North Dakota flags at half-staff from 12:01 a.m. to noon Monday, May 27, and encourages North Dakotans to do the same at their homes and businesses, in observance of Memorial Day.

Burgum will pay tribute to our nation’s military heroes during a Memorial Day ceremony at noon Monday at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery near Mandan. The ceremony is free and open to the public.

WHAT: Memorial Day ceremony 

WHEN: 12 p.m. CT Monday, May 27

WHERE: North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, 6.5 miles south of Mandan on State Highway 1806.

The ceremony also will be livestreamed at https://www.ndguard.nd.gov/.