Memorial Day reflections from Iowa Senator Grassley
U S Senator Grassley honors Memorial Day with reflections on sacrifice and service. He recalls the first observances by veterans groups, notes crosses at Normandy, and honors Iowa service members who died in Iraq and Afghanistan. He shares personal family service history and gratitude for communities upholding patriotic tradition.
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Omaha Beach
Normandy
France
Iowa
Iraq
Afghanistan
PTA
American Legion Auxliary
Community Letters Endorsement for Molly Donahue and Eric Dirth
Readers praise Molly Donahue for Iowa House with notes on character integrity and education work in Cedar Rapids. The letters urge support for John Norris for governor and Eric Dirth for Iowa Senate District 37, linking policy detail to action and urging vote on June 5.
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Molly Donahue
Iowa
Molly
37Th Street
Cedar Rapids
Steve Severn
Cathy Glasson
Courtney Rowe
Missouri
Georgia
Kansas
John Norris
Norris
Kim Reynolds
Hank Kimbrough
Eric Dirth
Eric
Senate
Memorial Day origins from Gen John A Logan and Mary Logan
Linda Gasparello narrates the origin of Memorial Day tied to Gen John A Logan and his wife Mary. The piece recalls Logan’s Civil War service, his politics, and the 1868 Grand Army order establishing a national day to decorate graves with flowers. Gasparello notes her PBS role and InsideSources attribution.
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U.S. House
Ilinois
Sth
Ulysses S. Grant
Washington
Grand Army of the Republic
Virginia
Los Angeles Times
Petersburg
England
Grand Army
South
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Community Letters
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Ruth Walker Cedar
Dirth
University of Town
Sue Heller
Green Bay
Hellertoon.com
Linda Gasparello
Memorial Day
Gen
John A
Black Jack” Logan
White House
PBS
InsideSources.com
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