Kelpin Award
Don Kelpin (pictured at center), receives the National Guard Association of the United States’ Patrick Henry Award from Maj. Gen. Tod M. Bunting, NGAUS chairman (left), and Col. Murray Hansen, NGAUS awards committee chairman (right), during an ceremony Sept. 12 at the 131st NGAUS General Conference and Exhibition in Nashville, Tenn. Kelpin, a resident of Sioux Falls, S.D., is the state chairman for the South Dakota Committee for the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and has been a volunteer with the program for over 13 years. (Photo by Gerry Gonzalez)