Pearl Harbor survivors association to disband January 1
The Pearl Harbor Survivors Association plans to disband on January 1. Iowa and national chapters reflect on a long, fading history with records to be donated to the Museum of the Pacific on Ford Island. Bob, a survivor from Newton, Mason City, and Greenfield, recalls joining to be with his older brother on the USS California.
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Pearl Harbor Survivors Association
Pearl Harbor
Island
Oahu
Congress
Iowa
Statehouse
Bob
Museum of the Pacific
Ford Island
Pearl Harbor Ceremony Planned at Ellis Park Cedar Rapids
The 70th anniversary ceremony starts at 10 a.m. at Ellis Park Cedar Rapids with three rifle volleys and a memorial wreath laid in the Cedar River. City Council member Chuck Swore will speak and taps will conclude the event. American Legion VFW and AMVETS organize the observance.
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Pearl Harbor
Ellis Park
Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Chuck
Area American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Amvets
Iowa flags fly at half staff for Pearl Harbor anniversary
Gov. Branstad orders state flags at half staff from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in observance of Pearl Harbor 70th anniversary. An awkward ending notes two cakes and mentions individuals named Bob and George during a ship oil transfer on the starboard side, competing with the historical narrative.
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Terry Branstad
Iowa
Pearl Harbor
Bob
George
Pearl Harbor Survivor Remembers 1941 Attack and Aftermath
Bob Rasdal recalls the Pearl Harbor attack and wartime experiences. He survived the port explosion aboard a vessel, the Lexington sinking, and a minesweeper loss in the Mediterranean. His brother died that day, and he reflects on war's cost and his family’s grief.
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George
Bob
Coral Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Bakersfield
Calif
Pearl Harbor
Court rules coach cannot be fired for poor record
IOWA NEWS The Iowa Supreme Court refused to review Bruce Wall's firing for a failing football program at Jesup High. Wall went 40 percent overall in nine years, with 2 of 36 wins in last four seasons, and was replaced after an 0-1-8 season. The appeals court ordered reinstatement with back pay. the district appeals court ruling stands. Wall remains a math teacher and baseball coach in the district.
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JESUP
Iowa Supreme Court
Bruce Wall
Jesup J-Hawks
Wall
Sea
Iowa Court of Appeals
Jason Sullivan
Bradley Arterburn
Robert Horovitz
Davenport
Horovitz
Arterburn
Oskaloosa
Mahaska County
Tragic Jefferson House Fire Kills 18 Year Old Cody Garreans Walsh
A Jefferson house fire in the early morning claimed the life of 18 year old Cody Garreans Walsh and left his 14 year old brother Nicholas injured. The blaze driven by a space heater is under investigation as officials search for the cause. The Gazette AP report notes the mother Sandy Garreans Walsh alerted by a loud boom and smoke and managed to save one son.
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Jefferson
Cody Garreans-Walsh
Sandy Garreans
Garreans
Nicholas
Iowa City
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