North to keynote GOP convention

Retired U.S. Marine Lieutenant Colonel and incoming National Rifle Association President Oliver North will keynote the Idaho Republican Party convention in Pocatello June 29.

“We are so excited to welcome Lieutenant Colonel North to Idaho,” said State Party Chairman Jonathan Parker. “Here in Idaho we honor those who have served our country, and we cherish our Second Amendment rights.”

North is a recipient of the Silver Star, Bronze Star for valor, and two Purple Hearts for wounds in action.

North will speak at the Idaho GOP convention dinner at Idaho State University’s Holt Arena in Pocatello on Friday, June 29. The convention itself runs from June 28 through June 30.

Republicans will hold a variety of training and policy platform discussions over the course of the three-day convention.