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Canton Veteran Receives Corrected Honor 44 Years Later

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A mistake on a certificate given to a Canton veteran along his prestigious medal for service has finally been rectified.

Dennis Lundstrom received his first Distinguished Flying Cross 44 years ago for his service in Vietnam with the 173rd Aviation Company. But he says the certificate that came with his medal misspelled his last name and had an incorrect social security number, so he was never registered in the archives.

U.S. Sen. John Thune presented Lundstrom with a corrected certificate on Friday, 44 years after he received his medal.

His commanding officer told him he could fix it when he got home but Lundstrom says when he returned to the states he didn’t think about it.

Lundstrom says he’s “glad they got it right” because he’s proud of the medal.

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