National Guard Saves the Day…
South Dakota National Guard delivers desperately needed firewood to Pine Ridge
Branich and the six other members of the South Dakota National Guard were bundled tight to fight off the biting cold on Christmas Eve morning when they met in Rapid City for the first leg of what would likely be a multi-day mission. They left their civilian lives behind — one’s a minister, another owns a small business — and set off to serve their community in an emergency despite the holidays.
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