'We are all Americans': Senator-Elect Sheehy attends Three Forks Veterans Day Program

U.S. Senator-Elect and former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy was in attendance at Monday's annual Three Forks Schools Veterans Day Program.

Six days after defeating incumbent U.S. Senator Jon Tester in the November 5 General Election, Sheehy discussed the importance of Veterans Day and the program in Three Forks.

"My wife and I are both Veterans; she was a Marine, and I was a SEAL, and most of our closest friends are Veterans. So what this day means is a chance for those of us who did serve to share that experience and help impart a little bit of knowledge on the vast majority of Americans that did not serve so they can appreciate the sacrifice that we made and also understand what sacred decision it is, what a solemn decision it is to send our boys and girls overseas, because there is a high cost to it," Sheehy told the Voice.

During a speech to the large crowd in the high school gym, Sheehy said that if you are in a foxhole in Afghanistan or in the belly of a submarine in the Pacific, there are no Republicans or Democrats; "we are all Americans."

"And when I served this country downrange, it didn't matter what political party was next to me; you are an American warrior, and I was going to defend them and fight alongside them and defend all Americans. And I'll bring that same mindset to this office," Sheehy said.

Before the program, Sheehy also discussed the importance of visiting the smaller communities across the Treasure State.

"It's the heartbeat of the state, and our campaign has been characterized by that, all 56 counties, most of them multiple times. Just getting around the state to visit every single VFW Hall, every rodeo ground, and just spend time with people because their voice, their rural voice, that small town voice, can easily get lost in the modern era of messy politics. So, it's really important that we spend time in these communities like Three Forks. That's what we've done, and that's how we've gotten to where we are in the campaign, and that's what we're going to continue to do once we're in office," Sheehy said.