The state flag flying in front of the North Dakota Capitol violently flaps in the wind during a blizzard on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.

Scattered throughout the Hawaiian Islands in 1941 were the men and women who had traveled far from their North Dakota homes and joined the ranks of the Army, Navy and Marines.

One after another, disgruntled North Dakotans took the podium at a city council meeting in Minot to air their grievances. At issue: the mayor’s decision to raise the Pride flag at city hall a ...