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Don was born February 27, 1927, to Martin Toft and Sarah (Richardson) Toft on the family farm in Humbolt, South Dakota. He grew up a typical farm boy of that era. He graduated from Washington High School in Sioux Falls in 1945 and went directly into the Army. He served in the European Theatre initially and was spared from going to the Pacific Theatre by the ending of the war. He was honorably discharged, and a highlight of his service was playing baseball for an Army team named the Berlin Bears....

Saturday night, a Sioux Falls man will raise the flag at the Minnesota Twins game. Don Toft was picked for the honor for three reasons. He's a military veteran, the oldest living Sioux Falls Canaries baseball player, and 96 years old.