Recognition of Veterans was the order of the day during Wednesday’s annual recognition at the Davison County fairgrounds.
Staff Sergeant Shaun DeVries of the National Guard’s 665th Support Maintenance Company was named M-Day Soldier of the Year.
Sergeant First Class Jimmy Holloway was named Full-Time Soldier of the Year of the for the Recruiting and Retention Command
James De Chant was named VFW Post 2750 Veteran of the year. Chuck Eilts was named American Legion Post 18 member of the year. Jim Schorzman was named 40 and 8 Veteran of the year. Steven Thuringer was named as Disabled American Veterans Chapter 27 Veteran of the Year.
Veterans Dean Strand, Lyle Sunderland and James De Chant were awarded Quilts of Valor.
Jeanne Hauser and Karin Escalante were named VFW Auxiliary Post 2750 volunteers of the year.
The South Dakota American Legion also presented Certificates of Participation to numerous volunteers for their service with several Legion activities.
The ceremony concluded with a benediction followed by the playing of “taps”.