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Libby VFW launches effort to honor Army vet Rambo

by SCOTT SHINDLEDECKER
The Western News | September 3, 2024 7:00 AM

The Libby VFW Harper Erdman Post 1548 has launched an effort to have the Highway 37 bridge that crosses the Kootenai River in Libby named after U.S. Army veteran Arthur John Rambo.

Staff Sgt. Rambo was killed in action at the age of 23 on Thanksgiving day 1969 in the Vietnam War.

Post members asked state Sen. Mike Cuffe for his assistance in presenting his request to the Legislature next year. 

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