It is appropriate to honor Idaho’s Dirk Kempthorne on this Memorial Day

By: Jim Jones

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: May 25, 2026

Words: 808

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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In 1968, Congress designated the last Monday in May as Memorial Day, a day to remember, honor and mourn those who have died in America’s wars. Beginning with the Revolutionary War, over 1.3 million Americans have died in the nation’s conflicts and wars. There were 58,220 US troops killed in Vietnam, including 251 from Idaho.

To make sure those 251 were honored and remembered, I worked with the Freedom Bird group in Eastern …

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