Bridge near McIntosh to be dedicated May 15 in honor of LCPL Flying Horse

The South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs will be hosting a State Bridge Dedication Ceremony to honor Combat Veteran LCPL Conrad Lee Flying Horse.

The ceremony will be held Saturday, May 15, 2021, at 10am (MT) at the McIntosh School football field (one mile east of McIntosh on HWY 12 and 65 Junction).

The HWY 12 bridge one mile east of McIntosh will be dedicated to LCPL Flying Horse, of McIntosh, who died in combat on August 27, 1970, after suffering wounds received when an explosive went off. Flying Horse was serving in the Marine Corps in South Vietnam, Quang Nam province.

Naming bridges in honor of our combat veterans who died while serving their country is an initiative of Governor Kristi Noem and the South Dakota Departments of Military, Transportation, and…