Battleship USS South Dakota Reunion 2018
Held July 5-7
Four Crewmembers Attend
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BB-57 - USS South Dakota Commissioned: March 20, 1942 |
26th Reunion
U.S.S. South Dakota BB57
“Battleship X”
July 5-7, 2018
10:00 am
U.S.S. South Dakota Battleship Memorial
12th St. and Kiwanis Ave.
Program
SIOUX FALLS MUNICIPAL BAND
Conductor
Mr. Christopher Hill
POSTING THE COLORS Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 628
NATIONAL ANTHEM Sioux Falls Municipal Band
INVOCATION
Fr. Charles Cimpl, Pastor
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Matt Michels, LCDR, USNR (Ret)
WELCOME TO SIOUX FALLS
Jason Ball
President, Chamber of Commerce
INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS
GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION
REMARKS
Paul Millman, CDR, USN (Ret.)
CREW MEMBERS
Donovan Mervin Charles, Sr.
Leon Gee
Richard L. Hackley
Waldron (Wally) R. Pratt
WORLD WAR II COMMEMORATIVE COIN
"South Dakota thanks the greatest generation"
Tom Sparrow Turner
County Veterans' Service Center
David Kuck, Commander
VFW Post 2821-Present
HONOR FORMER SHIP MATES
RIFLE SALUTE
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 628
TAPS
Sioux Falls Municipal Band
BENEDICTION
Fr. Charles Cimpl, Pastor
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| USS South Dakota crewmember Richard Hackley from Leeville, SC is interviewed by local tv news crew. See links below for stories. |
U.S.S. South Dakota crew members hold reunion
KSFY – July 4, 2018
USS South Dakota Reunion Brings Together Four Crew Members
KELO – July 7, 2018
Old Battleship Will Live On Through New USS South Dakota
KDLT – September 15, 2017
Looking Back: USS South Dakota's decorated WWII history
Argus Leader - February 11, 2016
