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New High School: Name it After War Hero?
On March 27th, Staff Sgt. Travis Atkins will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by President Trump at the White House.
I've heard this idea from fellow veteran friends on both the Left and the Right: Hey, if Bozeman is looking for the name of their new high school, why not name it after a great war hero who gave his life for this country- and hails from Bozeman, Montana? I concur- what a great idea.
Air Force veteran Troy Downing called in to our statewide radio show, Montana Talks, from Bozeman and called on folks to urge the school board to make the change.
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