Iraq (OIF/OND/OIR)
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Fallen
Dickinson, ND
Circumstances:
Died July 22, 2003 when the truck he was in was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade near Ramadi, Iraq, on July 22, 2003.
Biography:
Spc Fettig was the first North Dakota Army National Guard soldier killed in battle since the Korean War. He served with a Dickinson-based engineering unit but had volunteered to fill a vacancy on the Bismarck-based 957th Multi-Role Bridge Company. Sgt. Scott Decker, a National Guard recruiter in Dickinson who knew Fettig, said Fettig enjoyed serving in the military. "He was a genuine soldier. He loved what he did," Decker said. "He was a quiet guy but always had a smile on his face. He was proud of what he did, being a soldier." Compiled from Associated Press reports. Retrieved 10/01/2013 from "Honor the Fallen", http://projects.militarytimes.com/valor/
Name included on the Global War on Terrorism Memorial outside Fraine Barracks, Bismarck ND.
2025: 69th Legislative Assembly enacted HB 1140, sponsored by Representative Vicky Steiner, naming a Bridge in Dickinson ND the "Specialist Jon P. Fettig Iraq Bridge". Codified in the ND Century Code 24-01-68 which reads:
24-01-68. Specialist Jon P. Fettig Iraq bridge - State highway 22 - Continuing appropriation. The department shall designate the bridge on state highway 22 in Dickinson between the junction of Kuchenski drive and the junction of fourth street southwest as the Specialist Jon P. Fettig Iraq bridge and shall place signs along the highway designating that name. The department may accept any appropriate signs or funds donated to the department for the placement of signs. Any donated funds are appropriated to the department on a continuing basis for the purpose of providing signs designating the bridge on state highway 22 as the Specialist Jon P. Fettig Iraq bridge.
Bridge was dedicated by ND Governor Kelly Armstrong during a ceremony held July 22, 2025 (23 years to the day Specialist Fettig Killed in Action).