South Dakota War Stories: The Great Plains to Southwest Asia - Protecting America's Freedom - Paperbackby George a. Larson (Author) Merriam Press Military History No. 2 First Edition, 2015 Citizens and veterans of South Dakota have served with distinction in the U. S. military since the early 1800s. There are many interesting South Dakota War Stories and 126 of them are in this volume. These stories provide a snapshot of South Dakotans and the role they played in settling the Great Plains, service in the U. S. Armed Forces, stories of the Native