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Bridge near Geddes to be dedicated to fallen soldier

PIERRE — The South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs will be hosting a State Bridge Dedication Ceremony to honor U.S. Army Sgt. Terry G. Rada.

The ceremony will be Aug. 10 at noon at the Multi-Purpose Center in Geddes, 409 Michigan Ave.

The state Highway 50 bridge over Pease Creek, east of Lake Geddes, will be dedicated as the Sgt. Terry G. Rada Bridge.

Rada was killed in action by an enemy grenade June 9, 1969, in South Vietnam, Quang Tin province.

Naming bridges in honor of combat veterans who died while serving their country is an initiative of Gov. Kristi Noem and the South Dakota departments of military, transportation, and veterans affairs.

“Our fallen heroes are no longer with us, but their memories live on in the hearts of…


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South Dakota bridge to be dedicated in honor of fallen soldier

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PIERRE — The South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs will be hosting a State Bridge Dedication Ceremony to honor U.S. Army Cpl. John C. McDowell.

The ceremony will be July 24 at 11 a.m. at the Travel Plaza in Corsica, U.S. Highway 281 and Main Street.

State Highway 44 bridge over Andes Creek, just west of US 281, will be dedicated as the Cpl. John C. McDowell Bridge.

McDowell began his tour of service on Sept. 30, 1967, during the Vietnam War. A traumatic event ultimately resulted in the loss of his life on Jan. 9, 1968, in Long Kkanh province, South Vietnam.

Naming bridges in honor of combat veterans who died while serving their country is an initiative of Gov. Kristi Noem and the…


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Image does not show Israeli soldier who died by suicide after attack by fellow troops

A post widely shared on social media falsely claims to include a photo of an Israeli soldier who took their own life after being raped.

The post, which has been shared across Facebook and X (formerly known as Twitter), includes a photo of a young woman in military attire.

A caption with one post says: “Today’s scandal: The tragic suicide of the soldier ‘Sarah Awidan’ after being subjected to a gang rape and hidden in one of the army barracks in the ‘Magellan’ brigade in Gaza for several days. The Israeli army is the most morally corrupt in the world. Shameful… #Gaza #Israel.”

But the woman pictured is not “Sarah Awidan”, and Full Fact could not find evidence of a soldier of this name dying in the way described while serving in the Israel Defence Forces…


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Bridge To Be Dedicated In Honor Of Fallen Soldier | Community

PIERRE — The South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs will be hosting a State Bridge Dedication Ceremony to honor U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gregory Wagner.

The ceremony will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, at the Hanson High School Gymnasium in Alexandria (600 Juniper St.).

The South Dakota Highway 38 bridge over the James River east of Mitchell will be dedicated to SSG Wagner.

Wagner graduated in 1989 from Hanson High School in Alexandria, and soon after enlisted in the South Dakota National Guard. His unit was deployed to Iraq in October 2005. On May 8, 2006, he died when his convoy was attacked in a Baghdad neighborhood. He was a member of the…


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