CHICAGO -- Minnesota Governor Tim Walz accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president at the third night of the DNC. This is the full text of his speech: Thank you. Thank you! Thank you, Vice President Kamala Harris.
Thanks for putting your trust in me and for inviting me to be part of this incredible campaign. And a thank you, President Joe Biden for four years of strong, historic leadership. And it is the honor of my life to accept your nomination for vice president of the United States.
We're all here tonight for one beautiful, simple reason-we love this country! So thank you to all of you here in Chicago and all of watching at home tonight. Thank you for your passion, thank you for your determination, and most of all thank you for bringing the joy to this fight. Now I grew up in Butte, Nebraska, a town of 400 people.
I had 24 kids in my high school class and none of 'em went to Yale. But I'll tell you what, growing up in a small town like that, you learn to take care of each other. That family down the road-they may not think like you do, they may not pray like you do, they may not love like you do, but they're your neighbors.
And you look out for them, and they look out for you. Everybody belongs, and everybody has a responsibility to contribute. For me, it was serving in the Army National Guard.
I joined up two days after my 17th birthday and I proudly wore our nation's uniform for 24 years. My dad, a Korean War-era Army veteran, died of lung cancer a couple year.