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Chuck Gabriel of Aberdeen was honored for his service as one of the veterans selected to participate in the Midwest Honor Flight in September. A Redfield native, Gabriel served in the Navy in Vietnam. Courtesy photo.

Aberdeen veteran calls Honor Flight the welcome home he never received after Vietnam

By Shannon Marvel 11/11/2024

An Aberdeen veteran still gets emotional when he recalls his Midwest Honor Flight experience. Charles “Chuck” Gabriel, who served as……

Pastor Andrea Johnson; U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D.; Central High School student Ryder Vrchota; Central High School Principal Jason Uttermark and Aberdeen veteran Ron Korgman recite the Pledge of Allegiance Friday, Nov. 10 during the Veterans Day program at Central High School. Aberdeen Insider photo by Scott Waltman

Veterans see worst of mankind, best in their peers, Rounds says

By Scott Waltman 11/10/2023

Veterans who serve during wartime see both the worst of mankind and the best of their peers. That was part……

Jerry Krueger, Aberdeen Insider columnist

Krueger: Honor Flight was the experience of a lifetime

By Gerald Krueger 07/15/2023

As we age, we sort of decide we have done just about everything and are kinda self-satisfied that we are……