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Veterans History Project shines through Iowa interview event
Grassley backed program in Library of Congress archives highlights veterans memories. In Johnston and other Iowa towns students from Kirkwood recorded 12 veterans including Hi awatha Marine Jim Felker, who recounted wartime service and loss. Volunteers from Kirkwood and the Army National Guard reflected on their own futures as they listened to veterans’ stories.
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Library of Congress
Grassley
Iowa
Johnston
Marshalltown
Waverly
Sioux City
Waterloo
Rock Island Arsenal Museum
U.S
Felker
Veterans History Project
Kirkwood Student Productions
Aubrey Branch
Kirkwood Veteran Affairs
Army National Guard
Tara Allen
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood
Tia Slippy
Amoni Alsberry
Office
Chuck Grassley
Alowa
Nick Rohlman
the Gazette