This Memorial Day We Remember Blaine County WWII Dead

This summer marks the 81st anniversary of D-Day, the allied invasion of Nazi occupied France on June 6, 1944; the 79th anniversary of V-E Day, Victory in Europe, on May 8, 1945; and V-J Day, Victory in Japan, on September 2, 1945.

Over 16 million Americans served in our armed forces during the Second World War. For Blaine County, the war called over a thousand of the county’s sons and daughters to service, while many more contributed to the war effort on the home front.

Following the war, many of those who fought to defeat tyranny and preserve democracy and freedom around the world, returned h...