Sioux Falls-Graveside/Military Honors for Dean D. Mann, SDARNG, Brigadier General Ret.

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When:
August 7, 2024 @ 10:30 am
2024-08-07T10:30:00-05:00
2024-08-07T10:45:00-05:00
Where:
Mt Pleasant Cemetery
2001 E. 12th St.
Sioux Falls
SD
Contact:
Randy Ward, A.S.C.
605-359-8719
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Graveside/Military Honors
August 6 & 7, 2024
Sioux Falls, SD

   The family of Dean Douglas Mann has requested the Patriot Guard Riders to honor Dean with a flag line showing our appreciation and respect for his service to his community, state and to our great Nation.  Dean joined the SD Army National Guard while a junior in Washington High School.  Following high school, he served on active duty during the Koren War with the 147th Field Artillery of the South Dakota Army National Guard.

Copied from Dean’s obituary.

Following his discharge from active duty, Dean remained in the National Guard.  In 1953, he received a direct commission to 2nd Lieutenant, attended Artillery School and continued a military career that would extend over 37 years.  Dean was a leader and led by example.  He commanded the 1st Battalion of the 147th Field Artillery Brigade, the 147th Field Artillery Brigade, and he retired from the National Guard in 1982 as the Assistant Adjutant General for South Dakota with the rank of Brigadier General.  He spent the next three years in the Army Reserve.  Dean loved serving his country and was proud to be a veteran.  He received many military awards including the Legion of Merit.  In 2022, Dean was recognized for his service by participating in the Midwest Honor Flight experience.  The greatest honor and recognition he received for his military leadership and accomplishments was the new South Dakota National Guard Readiness Center built in his name, the BG Dean Mann Readiness Center.  Dean was humbled by the recognition and would often say, “I can’t believe it, I’m so honored”.  He was a member of the American Legion for 73 years, member of the Post 15 Funeral Honor Guard and also a member of the American Legion executive committee.

Visitation with the family present to greet friends will be from 4:00 – 6:00 pm Tuesday, August 6, at Miller Funeral Home Downtown, 507 S. Main Ave., Sioux Falls, SD.  The Funeral Service will be at 10:00 am Wednesday, August 7, at Hope Lutheran Church, 1700 S. Cliff Ave.  Interment with military rites will be at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, SD.  Visitation and the Funeral Service will be “Flags Only”.

Stage: 10:30 am, Wednesday, August 7th at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, 2001 E. 12th St., Sioux Falls, SD.

Flags will be provided at the cemetery.

Ride Captain: Randy Ward, A.S.C.
605-359-8719
reward1948@yahoo.com