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153 miles of Highway 18 dedicated to Lakota Code Talkers

Willie Bearshield and Lisa White Pipe, descendants of Code Talker Charles White Pipe, stand next to the sign designating a 153-mile portion of US Highway 18 as Sicangu Lakota Code Talker Highway in honor of the many Lakota Code Talkers from South Dakota who served the US military in World War II.

In a dedication ceremony at the Upper Cut Meat Community near the Bennett County line and again in the afternoon in the Ft. Randall Dam area on Friday morning, July 12, the portion of South Dakota Sta…