Wendy Harper/MDN Millo Wallace, commander of the American Legion in Minot, served in the U.S. Army for 22½ years.

For Minot American Legion Commander Millo Wallace, serving his country wasn’t just a decision. It was destiny.

Born and raised in Minot, Wallace grew up surrounded by a long line of military service, with grandparents, uncles and cousins in nearly every branch of the armed forces. By his senior year of high school, he knew he’d follow in their footsteps.

“I wasn’t sure which branch at first,” Wallace said. “But in my senior year, I decided the Army was the answer.”

He enlisted in 1978 and served 22½ years, rising to the rank of master sergeant before retiring in 2000. Over the course of his career, Wallace was stationed at bases across the United States, Germany, South Amer

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