The Adjutant General for the Minnesota National Guard, Maj. Gen. Larry Shellito spoke during a renaming ceremony Sept. 11, 2010 for the Max J. Beilke Department of Veteran Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Alexandria, Minn. Other speakers included Franni Franken, wife of U.S. Senator Al Franken; U.S. Senater Amy Klobuchar and Eric Shinseki, U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs. (Photo by Army Master Sgt. Rich Kemp, www.MinnesotaNationalGuard.org)
The Adjutant General for the Minnesota National Guard, Maj. Gen. Larry Shellito spoke during a renaming ceremony Sept. 11, 2010 for the Max J. Beilke Department of Veteran Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Alexandria, Minn. The clinic was named after Beilke, who was among the first to be declared missing after the attack on the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. (Photo by Army Master Sgt. Rich Kemp, www.MinnesotaNationalGuard.org)
Erik Shinseki, U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, was the keynote speaker during a renaming ceremony Sept. 11, 2010 for the Max J. Beilke Department of Veteran Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Alexandria, Minn. The clinic was named after Beilke, who was among the first to be declared missing after the attack on the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. (Photo by Army Master Sgt. Rich Kemp, www.MinnesotaNationalGuard.org)
The Saxophone Ensemble of the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division Band performed during a renaming ceremony Sept. 11, 2010 for the Max J. Beilke Department of Veteran Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Alexandria, Minn. Bielke was among the first to be declared missing after the attack on the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. (Photo by Army Master Sgt. Rich Kemp, www.MinnesotaNationalGuard.org)
A plaque honoring Max J. Beilke is unveiled by his daughter Sylvia Hess; Owen Miller, commander of the Alexandria American Legion Post #87 and Max's wife Lisa during a renaming ceremony for the Max J. Beilke Outpatient Clinic in Alexandria, Minn. Sept. 11, 2010. (Photo by Army Master Sgt. Rich Kemp, www.MinnesotaNationalGuard.org)
Lt. Col. John Morris, Chief of Chaplains for the Minnesota National Guard, provided the invocation and benediction during a renaming ceremony Sept. 11, 2010 for the Max J. Beilke Department of Veteran Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Alexandria, Minn. The clinic was named after Beilke, who was among the first to be declared missing after the attack on the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. (Photo by Army Master Sgt. Rich Kemp, www.MinnesotaNationalGuard.org)
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar and military veterans unveil the new sign at the Max J. Beilke Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Alexandria, Minn. Sept. 11, 2010. On hand for the ceremony were Eric Shinseki, U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs; Collin Peterson, U.S. Congressman; Franni Franken, wife of U.S. Senator Al Franken; Maj. Gen. Larry Shellito, Adjutant General for the Minnesota National Guard and Lt. Col. John Morris, Chief of Chaplains for the Minnesota National Guard. (Photo by Master Sgt. Rich Kemp, www.MinnesotaNationalGuard.org)
