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Retired Navy personnel look on during a ceremony in honor of Sylvan Vigness.

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Retired Navy personnel look on during a ceremony in honor of Sylvan Vigness.

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FLANDREAU, S.D. (Jan. 27, 2018) Retired Navy personnel look on during a ceremony in honor of Sylvan Vigness. Vigness a U.S. Navy World War II veteran was awarded the Purple Heart at the ceremony for injuries he received on April 1, 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa, when a kamikaze attack struck his ship, USS Hinsdale (APA 120), a Haskell-class attack transport.when a kamikaze attack struck the ship. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Phil Ladouceur) File# 180127-N-DX349-037

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27/01/2018 - 27/01/2018
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FLANDREAU, S.D.
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U.S. NAVY
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