Cedar Rapids veteran finally awards medals for Vietnam service
Dan McDowell, 78, a former U S Marine corporal who served 1966 to 1968, received a Purple Heart the Combat Action Ribbon and multiple other medals at Indian Creek Nature Center Cedar Rapids. U S Rep Ashley Hinson facilitated the missing awards after a battalion reunion revealed the Presidential Unit Citation and other honors he earned.
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Kirkwood to Decommission Cedar Rapids Wind Turbine Landmark
Kirkwood Community College will decommission its 417-foot wind turbine on the Cedar Rapids campus after operating since 2012. The project follows the closure of the Energy Production and Distribution Technologies program in 2023 and aims to reallocate funds to sustainability initiatives while selling usable turbine parts.
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