The South Dakota Senior Games Banquet was held Sept. 10 in Watertown. Because of the COVID-19 virus, the games were unable to be held the previous year, so the awards distributed were for the performances in 2019. Honored with award plaques were Lloyd and Audrey Kempf of Woonsocket. Lloyd’s award was for an “Above and Beyond” performance for his No. 1 world ranking in the 85+ division in the 50-meter dash. Audrey received her plaque for being the Outstanding Woman over 80.

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Justin Wheeler was honored at a retirement ceremony at the Luke Air Force Base in Arizona. He finished a 20-year career in the Air Force as an award-winning, decorated officer at the rank of Senior Master Sergeant.

After going through basic training and Financial Management training, both in Texas, Wheeler started his military career in 2002 as a Financial Management Apprentice in Denver, Colo. at the Defense Finance and Accounting Services. In that role, he was responsible for administering payroll for all Active Duty Air Force members. From there, he went on to several other assignments including a tour as the Financial Management NCOIC for the 421st Air Base Group at RAF Menwith Hill, United Kingdom where he was the senior financial manager to the Group Commander and Liaison Officer between the Air Force and the National Security Agency. He has served in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and, prior to his most recent assignment, he was the Financial Management Functional Manager of a Data Masked unit.

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