SD Fallen Heroes Bridge Dedications
Dedications 2025
July 12 - 2:30 pm (CT) - Pollock Community Center (916 F. Avenue) Pollock
SD Fallen Hero Bridge Dedication: PFC Fred Larson
July 18 - 2:00 pm (CT) - American Legion Clem Mortenson Post 169 (133 W. 3rd Street) Winner
SD Fallen Hero Bridge Dedication: SP4 Thomas Zeigler
July 26 - 2:00 pm (CT) Community Hall (11 W. Main Street) Warner
SD Fallen Hero Bridge Dedication: S/SGT Ervin Rieck
August 1 - 1:00 pm (CT) Community Center (1021 Central Circle) Fort Thompson
SD Fallen Hero Bridge Dedication: PFC Mark Shields
August 2 - 11:00 am (CT) 4-H Grounds (517 Flynn Drive) Milbank
SD Fallen Hero Bridge Dedication: PFC Ronald Dexter
August 9 - 2:00 pm (CT) American Legion Clay Kiser Post 92 (612 Main Street) Redfield
SD Fallen Hero Bridge Dedication: 1LT Larry Barbee
August 14 - 10:00 am (CT) VFW Post 2118 (520 Main Avenue) Brookings
SD Fallen Hero Bridge Dedication: CPL Henry Kluess
August 30 - 1:00 pm (CT) Plankinton School District (404 E Davenport) Plankinton
SD Fallen Hero Bridge Dedication: SP5 Richard Miller
September 17 - 2:30 pm (MT) - Harding County School (12474 Tipperary Street) Buffalo
SD Fallen Hero Bridge Dedication: PVT Elmer Albertson
September 18 - 1:00 pm (MT) - Pizza Lab (124 US-14A) Central City
SD Fallen Hero Bridge Dedication: PFC Peter Ommen
September 20 - 10:00 am (CT) American Legion Frank Holcombe Post 43 (921 Main Street) Centerville
SD Fallen Hero Bridge Dedication: PVT Frank Holcombe
October 3 - 2:00 pm (CT) Britton Event Center (1203 3rd Street) Britton
SD Fallen Hero Bridge Dedication: SGT Dirk Abbas
October 8 - 1:45 pm - Sully Buttes Hight School (500 S. 8th Street) Onida
SD Fallen Hero Bridge Dedication: PVT LeRoy Goosen
November 11 - 2:00 pm (CT) SD Military Heritage Alliance (1600 W. Russell Street) Sioux Falls
SD Fallen Hero Bridge Dedication: SGT Alvin Erpenbach, PVT Marvin Gunderson, CPL Harvey Henle, MM2 Milton Muller, PFC Leland Nielson, and PO2 Porter Rich
In 2019, the South Dakota Departments of Veterans Affairs, Military, and Transportation, with the Governor's endorsement, launched the Fallen Heroes Bridge Dedication Program. This program honors South Dakotans who were killed in action or remain missing in action by dedicating state bridges in their memory.
Naming bridges after our fallen heroes provides opportunities for remembrance, reflection, and respect. Each dedication serves as a lasting tribute to the men and women who gave their lives in service to our nation and to the ideals of freedom and liberty.
The Fallen Heroes Bridge Dedication Committee meets each April to select the heroes and bridges to be honored that year, with dedications held throughout the months of May through November.
To date, 72 bridges have been dedicated to honor 78 South Dakota service members.