PIERRE, (KCCR) — A Pierre Korean War veteran now carries a new title and honor, Atomic Veteran. The office of South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds awarded Gerald Johnson the Atomic Veterans Commemorative Service Metal. Bob DeJong with the Senator’s Sioux Falls office says Johnson took part in Operation Upshot-Knothole to earn the honor…
Rounds says America wouldn’t have the army it does to day without the sacrifices of soldiers like Johnson …
Rounds says his office was planning to recognize a second solider from Pierre in a similar manner…
The Atomic Veterans Commemorative Service Metal and Atomic Veterans Commemorative Service Certificate was established in July of 2022.
