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Iowa Governor Branstad Leads Vicksburg Memorial Rededication
In Vicksburg Mississippi a large group of Iowans led by Governor Terry Branstad rededicated the 1906 Iowa monument on Memorial Day weekend. The project included a $320000 state appropriation to refurbish the site and restore smaller markers honoring Iowa troops. The event drew former governors and local officials who stressed memory and sacrifice.
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Vicksburg
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Terry Branstad
Iowa
Mississippi
Branstad
United States
U.S
Samuel Kirkwood
Samuel Merrill
William Stone
Haley Barbour
James
Charles
Tain
Jeff Kaufmann
Army National Guard
Marcus Smoot
Fort Lee
Reuters
Vicksburg National Military Park
Military Park
Des Moines
Ulysses S. Grant
Mississippi River
Iowa State Memorial