Proposed ND Military Museum benefit to this state

In the present day is Armed Forces Day and an applicable time to announce a significant proposed undertaking to honor and protect the heritage and historical past of the navy in our state.

The North Dakota Navy Museum continues to be within the proposed and planning levels however we imagine it will be an vital asset to this state.

The proposed up-to-60,000-square-foot facility, a joint effort of the State Historic Society of North Dakota and the North Dakota Nationwide Guard, can be an addition to the North Dakota Heritage Heart & State Museum on the Capitol grounds in Bismarck.

There are numerous good causes for North Dakota to have a premier navy museum. In spite of everything, it is a navy state. North Dakota has 50,000-plus veterans, 3,000-plus Military Nationwide Guard and 1,000-plus Air Nationwide Guard, 7,000-plus active-duty Air Pressure, and 200-plus Reserve together with Military, Navy and Marine, and 12,000-plus navy relations. There’s additionally ROTC packages.

Not solely would this facility inform the story in regards to the present navy members however our state’s a few years of navy historical past. We predict it will be a facility to protect this historical past and share it with residents and guests, and strengthen the ties between cultures and communities.

Proper now, a feasibility examine is being carried out to find out the curiosity in such a facility and the assist for elevating non-public funds.

We stay up for the outcomes of that examine and, if it seems to be favorable, ahead motion with the undertaking.