Groundbreaking for the first veteran’s cemetery in South Dakota was held Monday just north of Sioux Falls.

Governor Kristi Noem says it is an important step….

Noem says it is an overdue promise..

Noem says she was impressed with the crowd that turned out in rainy weather for the groundbreaking…..

The City of Sioux Falls donated sixty acres just north of the I-229 – I-90 junction. About thirteen acres will be developed with current funding.