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Tag Archives: Afghanistan
Muscatine soldier dies in helicopter crash in Afghanistan
News release U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release On the Web: http://www.defense.gov/Releases/Release.aspx?ReleaseID=13914 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.defense.gov/landing/comment.aspx or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 867-10 September 22, … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, deaths, Department of Defense, military, Robert F. Baldwin, War
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Military Service is a Tradition for Many Iowa Families
CEDAR RAPIDS – About 340 soldiers from the 2/34 Brigade Special Troops Battalion, also known as the “Red Bulls,” gathered with friends and family at the U.S. Cellular Center on Saturday. It was their final chance to say goodbye to … Continue reading
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Tagged 34th Infantry Division, Afghanistan, Cedar Rapids, Iowa National Guard, Red Bulls
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340 Iowa Soliders Deploy for Afghanistan After Emotional Ceremony
CEDAR RAPIDS – Thousands filled the U.S. Cellular Center Saturday morning to say farewell and wish about 340 soldiers good luck on their journey. They are all members of the 2/34 Brigade Special Troops Battalion — also known as the “Red Bulls.” … Continue reading
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Tagged 34th Infantry Division, Afghanistan, Cedar Rapids, Iowa National Guard, Red Bulls
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Family Travels Across Iowa, Offering Free Portraits Before Iowa National Guard Deployments
Update from Chris Earl at 8:02 p.m.: CEDAR RAPIDS – Susan Shogren Smith may be from Minneapolis but she and her family have gotten to know Iowa far too well this summer. “Mount Pleasant. Algona. Camp Dodge. Shenandoah,” Shogren Smith … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Cedar Rapids, Deployments, Iowa National Guard, War on Terror
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Conlin going after independent voters
IOWA CITY – Roxanne Conlin is pretty sure she’s got the Democratic vote locked up in her race the retire Sen. Chuck Grassley. Now she’s going after the independent voters – who outnumber both Democrats and Republicans in Iowa. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Chairwoman Sue Dvorsky, Rep. Jim Leach, Roxanne Conlin, Sen. Chuck Grassley, tea party
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Fallen Airman Returns to Iowa Family
**UPDATES location of Dover AFB CEDAR RAPIDS- The body of an Iowa airman who made the ultimate sacrifice saving others was returned to his family on Wednesday. Air Force Captain David Wisniewski, 31, died from injuries suffered in Afghanistan in … Continue reading
Capt. David Wisniewski Returned to Eastern Iowa
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Tagged Afghanistan, David Wisniewski, helicopter, honor guard
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Community sendoff ceremonies set for Guard soldiers
Sendoff ceremonies are planned throughout Iowa in August for the 2,800 National Guard soldiers deploying for a year’s service in Afghanistan. In Eastern Iowa, ceremonies are planned in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Cedar Falls, Oelwein, Peosta, Davenport and Clinton. Community … Continue reading
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Tagged 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Afghanistan, Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Clinton, Davenport, deployment, Iowa City, Iowa National Guard, Oelwein, Peosta, sendoff ceremonies
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Specialist Brandon Berry
Iowa Army National Guard Specialist Brandon Berry of Tipton, Iowa, talks about his sense of duty and his upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.
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Tagged Afghanistan, deployment, Iowa, Iowa Army National Guard, sense of duty, Specialist Brandon Berry, Tipton
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Air Force Captain With Eastern Iowa Ties Dies
A website that updated people on the injuries and recovery of U.S. Air Force Captain David Wisniewski now states he died Friday evening. Wisniewski, 31, is the son of Iowa City Regina Activities Director Chet Wisniewski. Last month, Wisniewski was … Continue reading
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