180127-N-DX349-052 FLANDREAU, S.D. (Jan. 27, 2018) Lt. Cmdr. Julian Carswell, commanding officer, Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC) Sioux Falls, speaks at a ceremony to honor U.S. Navy veteran Sylvan Vigness. Mr. Vigness, was awarded the Purple Heart at the ceremony for injuries he received on April 1, 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa, when a kamikaze attack struck his ship, USS Hinsdale (APA 120), a Haskell-class attack transport. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Phil Ladouceur/Released)