South Dakota National Guard’s Maj. Gen. Tim Reisch, adjutant general, presents a coin to Edwin Petranek, who was awarded four Purple Hearts while serving in World War II, during the dedication ceremony to officially designate Interstate 90 as the Purple Heart Memorial Highway at the Spearfish rest area. Other veterans at the ceremony, shown in the background, were not identified. (Theanne Tangen/S.D. Army National Guard)
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