A new Navy League Council is being launched in South Dakota. The Navy League is a national organization that supports sea service, such as the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. South Dakota Council organizer and retired Navy Captain Debra Bodenstedt of Yankton……

The Council had their chartering ceremony this week with the national office of the Navy League.

They installed officers and Bodenstedt says they are off and running…..

Bodenstedt says they will also reach out to schools, youth organizations and service clubs…..

Bodenstedt says the USS South Dakota will proudly carry the name of South Dakota throughout the oceans and to ports around the world