A UNION COUNTY VIETNAM WAR VETERAN RECEIVED SOME LONG OVERDUE RECOGNITION IN A CEREMONY TUESDAY AT CENTENNIAL PARK IN NORTH SIOUX CITY.
THAT’S WHERE STEVE VON MINDEN RECEIVED A PIN AND VETERANS CHALLENGE COIN FOR HIS SERVICE FROM SOUTH DAKOTA CONGRESSMAN DUSTY JOHNSON:
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CONGRESSMAN JOHNSON HAS BEEN TRAVELING THE STATE MAKING SURE THE VIETNAM VETERANS ARE GETTING A THANK YOU THAT IS MORE THAN 50 YEARS OVERDUE:
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JOHNSON IS HOPING TO FIND AND THANK AS MANY VETERANS AS POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS:
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JOHNSON SAYS THE SERVICE RECOGNITION PROGRAM IS SCHEDULED TO END IN 2025.
