Governor Chet Culver has ordered that all flags in Iowa be flown at half staff on Saturday, July 24 from 8 a.m. until sunset in honor of Capt. David Wisniewski, formerly of Moville, Iowa, who died from injuries suffered while serving in Afghanistan.
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SPENCER, Ia – Another Iowa soldier will be laid to rest this Thursday. Spc. Christopher Opat, 29 of Lime Springs, will be remembered and honored at a funeral mass at the Notre Dame Catholic Church in Cresco. Burial is planned for Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery in Elma. Opat died Tuesday in Baquah, Iraq, from...
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Spencer soldier died in Iraq Tuesday.
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The Department of Defense announced today the death of Pfc. Jason D. Fingar, 24, of Columbia, Missouri.
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Lance Cpl. Joshua M. Davis, 19, of Perry, Iowa, died May 7 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
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The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Command Sgt. Maj. John K. Laborde, 53, of Waterloo, Iowa, died April 22 at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 649th Regional Support...
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Honoring those soldiers from the Heartland that made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms.
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Army Capt. Daniel Whitten died February 02, 2010 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom. Army Capt. Daniel Whitten, 28, of Grimes, Iowa was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division out of Fort Bragg, N.C.. He died of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with...
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Army Cpl. Jason G. Pautsch died April 10, 2009 serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Army Cpl. Jason G. Pautsch, 20, of Davenport, Iowa was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, out of Fort Carson, Colo. He died April 10 in Mosul, Iraq, when his vehicle was...
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Army Cpl. Jonathan E. Schiller died December 31, 2006 serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Army Cpl. Jonathan E. Schiller, 20, of Ottumwa, Iowa was assigned to the 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, out of Fort Hood, Texas. He died Dec. 31 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when...
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