South Dakota's Greatest Generation
August 18, 2025
August 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary:
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South Dakota's Greatest Generation
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Eighty years ago this month, Americans switched on their radios and heard the long-hoped-for news that Japan had surrendered. In towns across South Dakota, people celebrated, and families breathed a sigh of relief that their loved ones would be coming home.
Like all Americans, South Dakotans had . . .
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South Dakota's Greatest Generation
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Eighty years ago this month, Americans switched on their radios and heard the long-hoped-for news that Japan had surrendered. In towns across South Dakota, people celebrated, and families breathed a sigh of relief that their loved ones would be coming home.
Like all Americans, South Dakotans had . . .