Medicine Rock Senior Center Hosts Homefront South Dakota on August 13th!
Three SDPB staff members were invited by the Medicine Rock Senior Citizens Center's Director, Kay Joachim, to bring the Homefront South Dakota preview film screening event to Gettysburg, SD on Monday, August 13th.
 
Attending from SDPB were Sherri Rodgers Conti, Ruth Bylander, and Chuck Beck. This was the third community visited in the Homefront SD project.  We had a nice audience of 14 interested individuals! The event was promoted in the local newspaper and on flyers posted in local buildings. There we met a gentleman who is an Iwo Jima front line survivor and several individuals who recounted living on the homefront during the war years.
 
SDPB's visit to Gettysburg was very rewarding. We give kudos to our hostess, Kay Joachim, the Medicine Rock Senior Citizens Center for the wonderful venue; and to the individuals who shared their stories. It was an opportunity for SDPB to collect WWII stories, and the veterans have our deepest appreciation for their service and for sharing their war experiences with us.