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Category Archives: War
Party welcomes home Iowa Guard soldiers
A welcome home party for members of the Iowa National Guard’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team will be held from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011, at the Third Street Saloon, 1202 ½ Third St. SE, in Cedar … Continue reading
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Soldier from Epworth struck by roadside bomb in Afghanistan
An Army Reserve soldier from Epworth was struck by a roadside bomb and seriously injured Saturday in Afghanistan. The U.S. Army Reserve said Tuesday that Staff Sgt. Richard Billmeyer, 38, was in stable condition after he was wounded while leading … Continue reading
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Cedar Rapids soldier laid to rest
CEDAR RAPIDS — No one would have faulted Sgt. 1st Class Terryl L. Pasker if he decided to not deploy for what would be his final tour in Afghanistan. Pasker was recently married to Erica Pratt and hoping to start … Continue reading
Vinton Airman gets order to clean up his hometown
A Naval Airman is home in Vinton this week to help pick up the pieces left by a devastating windstorm. Airman Apprentice Dakota Andrew, 20, will spend the next seven days under a special Naval order to help clean up … Continue reading
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Cedar Rapids to hold homecoming for National Guard troops
A ceremony will be held in Cedar Rapids this week for an Iowa National Guard unit returning from Afghanistan. Community members will welcome home about 50 members of Company C, Brigade Special Troops Battalion at the Prairie Point Middle School … Continue reading
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Military Family Comes Together After Another War Injury
CEDAR RAPIDS – Whitney Ennor has been surrounded by the military for years and years. Ennor has one older brother recovering from a roadside bomb explosion in Afghanistan that left him with two broken legs and another older brother still … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Cedar Rapids, Iowa National Guard, Iraq, Sgt. Martin Ennor, Sgt. Matthew Macke
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Relatives to gather for services for WWII airman
Updated 4:54 p.m. with Carol Sansenbach declining to comment, in bold. Marvin Steinford’s survivors haven’t forgotten him. “You wonder for years and years whatever happened to him,” said Sharon Jurgens. “This a final (end) to it.” Memorial services for Steinford, … Continue reading
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Tagged Col. Greg Hapgood, Marvin Steinford, Sharon Jurgens
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Outlook improves for injured Marion Marine, town gathers to give support
MARION- At about 8 p.m on Wednesday John and Kim McSweeny heard the news that all parents of Marines fear: their son had been injured in Southern Afghanistan, and the outlook was grim. Ryan McSweeny, 19 - just months into his first tour - was hit by an improvised … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan war, Greg Thomas, Marion High School, Marion Iowa, Ryan McSweeny, Tony Perkins
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Marion Marine Recovering from Bomb Blast Injuries
MARION- A 19-year-old Marine and former Marion High School athlete is recovering from serious injuries suffered in Afghanistan. Ryan McSweeny was seriously wounded Wednesday when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off while he was on patrol. The initial report … Continue reading
Family Confirms 2010 Marion Graduate Injured in Afghanistan
Updated at 10:30 a.m. Update in bold. MARION- Family members have confirmed that a 2010 Marion High School graduate was seriously injured while on a combat patrol in Afghanistan on Wednesday. Ryan McSweeny, who joined the Marines in 2009 before … Continue reading