A segment of a federal highway running through the southern part of South Dakota will be dedicated in honor of the work done by the Sicangu Lakota Code Talkers during WWII.
The South Dakota Transportation Commission approved designating just over 150 miles (153 miles) along US Highway 18 for the soldiers who used the Lakota language to send communications to American and Allied troops. The enemies were never able to break their code.
Department of Transportation Director of Operations Craig Smith says Senator Shawn Bordeaux of Mission had originally asked for a different highway to be designated to honor the Code Talkers.
Smith says that designation extends beyond South Dakota.
According to the SDDOT, a memorial highway designation is separate from any bridges honoring local soldiers that may be located along the same section of highway.
The Sicangu Lakota Code Talker Highway, again US Highway 18, runs through Gregory, Tripp, Todd, Bennett, Oglala Lakota and Fall River counties in South Dakota, near the Nebraska border.
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