Interments are scheduled to begin at South Dakota's first state veterans cemetery the first week of June. While its first phase provides space for 2,300 interments, it will eventually provide burial options for 28,000 veterans and family members.
South Dakota opens first state veterans cemetery
Interments are scheduled to begin at South Dakota s first state veterans cemetery the first week of June. While its first phase provides space for 2,300 interments, it will eventually provide burial options for 28,000 veterans and family members. 6:27 pm, May 31, 2021 ×
A pair of veterans look on at the Memorial Day program and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the newly opened South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery, just outside Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Monday, May 31. (Jeremy Fugleberg / Forum News Service)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. As a large American flag whipped in the breeze from a nearby hilltop, state and federal officials and veterans opened the South Dakota Veterans Cemetery, located just northeast of Sioux Falls, with a Memorial Day ceremony, Monday, April 31.
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Kyle Jordan, of Greenville, Ohio, watches as his sons, Eli, 5, left, and Bryce, 7, try their hand at fishing during the annual Outdoor Expo on at Memorial Coliseum. The expo continues today.
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Tom Fischer, of Lima, Ohio, watches as Cara Hall, owner of Fort Wayne Outfitters, demonstrates the features of a Hobie watercraft at Saturday s All American Outdoor Expo, which runs through Sunday at the Memorial Coliseum.
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Rebecca Rowland, with Vivacious Elements, demonstrates the features of Haute Pads to Dawn Shady, of Churubusco, at Saturday s All American Outdoor Expo at the Memorial Coliseum. The event runs through Sunday.