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Iowa National Guard: Deployment to Afghanistan Share photos and stories from the Iowa National Guard's 2nd Brigade Combat Team's deployment to Afghanistan.

The Des Moines Register will provide comprehensive coverage of the deployment.

16/05/2013

Soldiers with the Detachment 34, Operational Suport Airlift Command march toward the hangar after landing at the Ankeny Airport on May 13, 2011. (Rodney White/ The Des Moines Register

15/10/2012
Sad tale of su***de touches Iowa guardsmen

Sad tale of su***de touches Iowa guardsmen

Maybe someday, Miranda Schaumburg will get a decent night's sleep before she has to stand in front of a military audience and describe her husband's collapse into su***de.

04/09/2012
Afghan troops turning guns on U.S. soldiers

Iowa troops who lost friends to rogue Afghan policeman watch with dismay as such "green on blue" attacks continue to increase.

Tim Glynn watches with dread from 7,000 miles away as Afghan soldiers and policemen turn their weapons on Americans trying to help them protect their country. The tragic trend is accelerating, with dozens of such attacks this year.

12/03/2012

The Des Moines Register would like to talk to Guard members who have recently returned from Afghanistan about the weekend shootings in Kandehar province and reaction that and other recent incidents have provoked there. Please contact reporter Daniel Finney at (515) 284-8144 or by e-mail at [email protected].

03/02/2012

Does anyone know of members or alums of the Iowa Air Guard's 132nd Fighter Wing who could talk this afternoon about possible cuts to the unit? Please have them call Des Moines Register reporter Tony Leys at 284-8449 or email at [email protected]

29/11/2011
Injured soldier home for Thanksgiving

Injured soldier home for Thanksgiving

Cpl. Adam Eilers is finally home from war. Eilers, 24, of Garber had been in government hospitals since February, when a Taliban bomb shredded an armored truck carrying him and two other Iowa National Guard troops in eastern Afghanistan.

28/11/2011
Funeral set for Iowa Marine killed in Afghanistan

22-year-old Cpl. Zachary Reiff of Preston was injured in a roadside bombing on Nov. 18. He died three days later.

Funeral services have been scheduled for an Iowa Marine killed earlier this month in Afghanistan.

11/11/2011
Iowa Soldiers Remember Afghanistan

Iowa Public Television's half-hour documentary about the Iowa Guard's deployment to Afghanistan debuted last night and is available online. It includes interviews with soldiers and commanders, plus extensive video footage from the Des Moines Register and others.

October 2011 marked the 10th anniversary of Operation Enduring Freedom.

07/11/2011

Iowa Public Television will air a program this week about the Iowa National Guard’s 2011 deployment to Afghanistan.
The program, “Iowa Soldiers Remember Afghanistan,” will run at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and 10:30 p.m. Friday on IPTV.
The program includes interviews with veterans of the deployment.

19/09/2011

The Des Moines Register is telling the stories of current or recent military service members affected since 1993 by "don't ask, don't tell."

If you or someone you know can share, email reporter Josh Hafner at [email protected].

18/09/2011
From the edge of death to rehab: A soldier fights back

From the edge of death to rehab: A soldier fights back

Cpl. Adam Eilers was one of three Iowa Guard soldiers wounded when an insurgent's bomb blew up their truck last winter. He expects to stay at the VA hospital in Minneapolis until nearly Christmas.

17/09/2011
Iowa Guardsman to receive Bronze Star for heroism today

Iowa Guardsman to receive Bronze Star for heroism today

Master Sgt. Todd Eipperle of Marshalltown is credited with saving several lives by killing a rogue Afghan policeman who attacked an Iowa Guard unit in Panjshir Province.

13/09/2011
Three employers lauded for supporting Guard, reserves

Three employers lauded for supporting Guard, reserves

Principal Financial Group, Davis Brown law firm and Buena Vista County Sheriff's Department presented with state awards for backing employees in military.

12/09/2011
Run/walk will support families of fallen troops

Run/walk will support families of fallen troops

The Sunday event at Saylorville will raise money for Iowa Remembers, a group that supports families of service members who died in Iraq or Afghanistan.

05/09/2011
Soldier's widow fights for families' rights

Soldier's widow fights for families' rights

The widow of an Iowa National Guard veteran who died this summer of his battlefield wounds says she will continue to push for the rights of military families.

26/08/2011
Photo of faithful dog at Navy SEAL funeral grabs international attention

A man's best friend until the end:

A gripping photo of slain Navy SEAL Jon Tumilson's faithful Labrador retriever lying next to the Iowa native's flag-draped coffin last week in Iowa launched an Internet frenzy and international media coverage.Mourners recall SEAL's big dreams, big heart

20/07/2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/WashingtonPost/Content/Epaper/2011-07-19/Ax1.pdf

The Washington Post's front page Tuesday featured a photo of Iowa National Guard Master Sgt. Todd Eipperle saluting the casket of his friend, Sgt. 1st Class Terryl Pasker. Pasker was killed earlier this month by a rogue Afghan security officer who also killed a retired Connecticut state trooper and wounded Eipperle.

20/07/2011
Four Guard units to return Thursday, Friday

Four Guard units to return Thursday, Friday

Four more public homecomings have been scheduled for Guard units. They include units from Mount Pleasant, Keokuk, Carroll and Council Bluffs.

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