Trailblazers Duke Slater and Jack Trice Paved Racial Progress
Iowa and Iowa State marked pioneers Duke Slater and Jack Trice as the first black players to excel in their programs. Slater was Iowa’s first black All-American (1918–1921) and later a College Football Hall of Fame inductee. Trice died from 1923 injuries and Iowa State renamed its stadium for him in 1997.
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Humble hero earns Medal of Honor for charging into Afghan ambush
Army Spec. Salva Giunta of Hiawatha rushed into an Afghan ambush to aid three wounded during the Oct. 25 2007 attack in the Korengal Valley. President Obama announced Giunta would receive the Medal of Honor, making him the first living recipient since Vietnam.
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