SIOUX FALLS, SD (KEL0) -- President Trump signed an executive order Friday that begins the process of changing the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War.

Trump says the re-brand will project a tougher image for the U.S. military.

Leo Leanos of Sioux Falls served in the army during the war in Afghanistan from 2011 to 2012.

"I think we did a lot of work, a lot of good work. We built a lot of wells, got the streets safe from IED's and explosives. Helped a lot of people," Leanos said

But Leanos has mixed feelings about changing the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War. He's intrigued by the new job titles.

"Secretary of war sounds pretty cool," Leanos said.

Army veteran LeRoy Berndt of Sioux Falls served in Vietnam from 1965 to 1966.

"We had fr

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