by Duke Doering The South Dakota National Guard was already deeply involved in the United States Army war preparations when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The South Dakota National Guard, all 2,263 of them, had already been…
South Dakotans Learned Survival Fishing in WW2 New Guinea
by Duke Doering During World War II the 147th Field Artillery soldiers from Yankton, tired of C rations, went “fishing” in New Guinea. On December 5, 1944, the 147th Field Artillery Battalion was on the North Shore of Noemfoor Island…
Christmas Loving South Dakotans Perished in Baghdad 14 Years Ago
by Duke Doering December 4, 2005 was a tragic day for the South Dakota National Guard. Two members of Battery C, 147th Field Artillery, Yankton, SD were killed in action in Iraq. Sgt. First Class Richard L. Schild from Tabor,…
Real Beef vs Fake Beef
PRETENDING to be beef comes with a cost. In their attempt to create “politically correct” beef, these lab rats have mixed a host of ingredients that are not only inferior to real beef, this test tube “beef” is UN-HEALTHY for…
Miss December, 2019
Each month, Longhorn News and Market features a new “Calendar Girl”. Meet “Miss December, 2019 “Miss December”, 2019, featured by Longhorn News and Market “Miss December”, 2019 featured by Longhorn News and Market. JBM Becca II, 92.5” ttt, Owned by Blue Ridge…
Cartel Violence, Crime, Addiction Already Part of US Cities and Rural States
The bullet-riddled police station in the small town of Villa Union, Mexico, just below the Texas border, was stark evidence of yesterday’s horrific gun battle between security forces and terrorist drug cartels. Two dozen people on both sides were killed…