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SD Bridge to be Dedicated in Honor of U.S. Army Sergeant Terry G. Rada

By July 26, 2024 12:46 pm

LAKE GEDDES, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW)  The South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs will be hosting a State Bridge Dedication Ceremony to honor U.S. Army Sergeant Terry G. Rada.

The ceremony will be Saturday, August 10, 2024, at 12:00 noon (CT) at the Multi-Purpose Center in Geddes (409 Michigan Avenue).

The SD50 bridge over Pease Creek, east of Lake Geddes, will be dedicated as the SGT Terry G. Rada Bridge.

Terry was killed in action by enemy grenade June 9, 1969, in South Vietnam, Quang Tin 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…


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Hookstown post office to honor life of Sergeant Dylan Elchin

HOOKSTOWN — The Hookstown Post Office will be dedicated to a local hero this Monday. 

The post office is hosting a dedication ceremony to honor the life of Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan J. Elchin at 1 p.m. The native of Brighton and Raccoon townships died while serving the country in Afghanistan during 2018.

Elchin was a Hopewell High School graduate who followed in the footsteps of his grandfather, who served eight years in the U.S. Army. After graduating in 2012, Elchin enlisted in the Air Force as a special tactics combat controller and was trained for combat operations like precision strikes, personnel recovery, reconnaissance, air traffic control and terminal attack control operations.

After being credited for saving lives for his role overseas, Elchin was killed when a…


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