Iowa veterans deserve our support
This week we welcomed hundreds of veterans from across Iowa —including many from our area—to the Statehouse for the annual Veterans Day on the Hill.
They had a full schedule of activities, including a special ceremony in the rotunda honoring their service.
In addition to visiting with their legislators and with members of the Veterans Affairs Committee, the veterans met with Adjutant General Timothy Orr of the Iowa National Guard and Commandant David Worley of the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown.
Those who’ve answered the call to duty deserve not just our gratitude but our dedicated support. In recent years, the Legislature has successfully expanded benefits for our servicemembers and veterans. Last year, Iowa became the first state to pass the top ten U.S. Department of Defense recommendations to support our troops, their families and our veterans.
We recently saw the largest single overseas deployment of Iowa National Guard troops since World War II, as 3,500 men and women were sent to Afghanistan. As long as our troops are being put in harm’s way, we’ll continue exploring ways to support and honor their service.
They had a full schedule of activities, including a special ceremony in the rotunda honoring their service.
In addition to visiting with their legislators and with members of the Veterans Affairs Committee, the veterans met with Adjutant General Timothy Orr of the Iowa National Guard and Commandant David Worley of the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown.
Those who’ve answered the call to duty deserve not just our gratitude but our dedicated support. In recent years, the Legislature has successfully expanded benefits for our servicemembers and veterans. Last year, Iowa became the first state to pass the top ten U.S. Department of Defense recommendations to support our troops, their families and our veterans.
We recently saw the largest single overseas deployment of Iowa National Guard troops since World War II, as 3,500 men and women were sent to Afghanistan. As long as our troops are being put in harm’s way, we’ll continue exploring ways to support and honor their service.
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