Jeremy and Matt Buller are the owners of ABRA (Auto Body Refinishers of America) in Minot, and from the day they purchased their Minot location, they have worked extra hard to connect not only with Minot, but the Minot Air Force Base.
“We purchased the Minot location in January of 2023, and we have always gone out of our way to welcome veterans and active duty military” according to Jeremy Buller “as our military heritage goes back to the Korean War and their Grandfather Theodore Roll who served there. Add to that their Uncle Larry Buller who served in Vietnam from 1964-1975, and another Uncle, Colonel Darrell Roll who had served in Germany during the Cold War, 1980 to 1984, Desert Shield in 1990, and finally Iraqi Freedom from 2003 to 2004. “We’re really proud of those in our family who served. It’s a part of who we are” continued Buller.
Veteran’s Day is a special day at ABRA according to Buller, “from 9 AM to 11 AM that morning we serve a complimentary breakfast for veterans, both retired and active duty, in our Minot location. It’s a complete breakfast with eggs, sausage, orange juice and coffee…it’s completely free, and it’s our way of honoring them and thanking them for their service.
But the Veteran’s Day event in Minot is only one part of a complete community approach for ABRA. Outside of providing the community with exceptional service, the Buller brothers do their part to stay involved and host an annual summer event they call Abra Community Day.
“Each summer, we host our own car show at our Bismarck location as a joint effort with a local church and bank,” said Jeremy Buller. “We hope to create a great community event with all the proceeds going to a local charity of the community’s choosing. In addition to the car show, we have an RC airplane show, a kid’s corner and vendor show.”
The ABRA family includes several veterans including Jeremiah Cramer, a Navy veteran who works in the Minot location. “We really are a family” continues Jeremy “and we hope that we can show appreciation through events like our Veteran’s Day breakfast.
Read the full “Tribute to Service” feature at https://www.nordaknorth.com/newspapers/northernsentry/online-issues/tribute-to-service-2025/
