H3 Dedicated To Honor Vets

A ceremony dedicating the North Idaho Medal of Honor Highway route will be held at noon Saturday at St. Maries High School. Idaho Highway 3 from Spalding on the south end to Interstate 90 on the north end was approved by the state as the Medal of Honor Highway in 2011. Veterans groups completed the project by raising money for signs marking the route. Two large signs identifying North Idaho’s 13 recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor – the highest U.S. honor possible – have been installed at the north and south entrances to the corridor. Smaller signs are posted along the route. Kevin Gonzales, of the Marine Corps Pappy Boyington Detachment in Coeur d’Alene, said having the scenic route designated for the valor of the 13 recipients is an honor and “a very important distinction” for the community/ Mike Prager , SR. More here.