Bonds Grow in Camp Ripley Through Jokes and Family Ties
Iowa National Guard soldiers at Camp Ripley share downtime rituals from nicknames to workouts. Spec Eli Shultz nicknames shield tension, while Spec Kyle Graber stays in shape and values brotherhood. Pfc Jakub Schmitz connects with wife and newborn, stressing support amid deployment.
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Mark Geary
Gazette
Camp Ripley
Minn
Iowa National Guard
34Th Brigade
Batalion
Eli Shultz
Cedar Rapids
Shultz
Spec
Kyle Graber
Kalona
Graber
Pfc
Jakub Schmitz
Cedar
Afghanistan
Schmitz
Tyler Jones
Keosauqua
Loebsack Pushes to Equalize Guard Education Benefits
Rep. Dave Loebsack and Sen. Daniel Akaka back expanding the new GI Bill to cover up to 30 000 National Guard members including Title 32 forces active in the United States since 9 11. The proposal aims to fix a funding gap that leaves guardsmen who served after 9 11 ineligible for tuition stipends and related aid, with White House support but uncertain cost and calendar timing.
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Capitol News
Washington
Dave Loebsack
Iowa
Daniel Akaka
Alaska
Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Loebsack
Cedar Rapids
John Goheen
The
National Guard Association
United States
U.S
U.s.mexico
Congress
Gulf of Mexico
Col
Greg Hapgood
Iowa National Guard
National Guard
Hapgood
Akaka
Senate
Harry Reid
House
Nancy Pelosi
Barack Obama
Goheen
New Iowa City Bar Age Rule Aims to Ease Police Strain
Johnson County officials say Iowa City’s 21 after 10 p.m. rule could cut 18 to 20 year old drunken bookings. Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek and Sgt Denise Brotherton expect fewer jail holds, more street patrols, and safer communities with fewer assaults and car burglaries on busy weekends.
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Jami Brinton
Gazette
Iowa City
Johnson County
Lonny Pulkrabek
Pulkrabek
Denise Brotherton
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the Gazette
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Dubuque
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Kcrg.com
Sgt
J.C. Police
2D Marine Aircraft Wing
Imagination! Square
Freedom Festival
Cardboard Boat Regatta
U.S. Marine Corps
Freedomfestival.com
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