went up to Spearfish to see the gathering for tomorrows wedding. sa we came back we passed the people placing flags and things on the grave stones in the Black Hills national cemetery. so when we got home we swing up into the national cemetery at Hot Spring to pay honer. this one at Hot Spring was closed for interments in the early 50s we the big one at Sturges was put in. but it is still maintained by the system. there are 1400 graves in it from the civil war to Korean