April 28, 2016

Remembering Korean War veterans
Shirley Goehring, Parkston, receives a South Korean Ambassador of Peace medal on behalf of her late husband Marvin during a ceremony at the Hutchinson County Courthouse in Olivet Thursday afternoon, April 21. Aaron Pollard, right, the deputy secretary for the Department of Veterans Affairs, bestowed the medal to Korean War veterans and their relatives at the ceremony on behalf of the South Korean government, which is distributing them to American servicemen and servicewomen who fought during the war as a gesture of thanks.
PHOTO BY ERIK KAUFMAN