Veterans, Families Find Ways To Celebrate Memorial Day Amid Pandemic

Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Argus Leader
Mon, 05/25/2020 - 3:30pm

The COVID-19 pandemic, with its need for social distancing, made for a different Memorial Day for veterans groups this year.

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