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Governor says trip to Iraq was more than a “photo op”

by O. Kay Henderson on March 3, 2010

in Military, Politics & Government

Governor Culver visiting the Iowa National Guard 294th Area Support Medical Company in Iraq.

Governor Culver visiting the Iowa National Guard 294th Area Support Medical Company in Iraq.

Governor Chet Culver is defending his recent, two-day trip to Iraq. Jonathan Narcisse, a Democrat who announced this weekend that he’s challenging Culver’s reelection, called the trip nothing more than a “photo op” for Culver.

Culver says this weekend’s trip was “absolutely” justified. “I am the commander-in-chief of the Iowa National Guard and have a duty and an obligation to support our troops,” Culver says.

“And as far as I’m concerned that means being there with them, on the ground, in combat, to show my support and my commitment to doing all I can to help.”

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Tagged as: Chet Culver, Democratic Party, Iowa National Guard

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Fallen Iowa soldier honored at capitol

by O. Kay Henderson 03/2/10 3:00 PM
Captain Daniel Whitten

A brief ceremony was held in the governor’s formal office today to honor an Iowa native who was killed in Afghanistan last month. Army Captain Daniel Whitten, who was 28 years old, was a 1999 graduate of Johnston High School. Whitten was killed when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle.
His mother, Jill, spoke at [...]

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First Lady encourages Iowans to lend a hand to families of soldiers

by Dar Danielson 03/1/10 3:07 AM

The Iowa National Guard is preparing to send some 3,5oo soldiers to Afghanistan in the largest deployment since World War Two. Iowa First Lady Mari Culver met with some guardmembers and their families Friday to talk about the resources available to help the families once the soldiers are deployed.
Culver says the families also wanted to [...]

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Former Iowan shares unique story at Tuskegee event

by Dar Danielson 02/27/10 9:31 AM

A former Iowan shared her unique story with students at Simpson College this week during events honoring the Tuskegee Airmen. Diana Rafalski’s father and uncle both served in the military in World War Two. Rafalski says both her dad and uncle were born in Webster City and later graduated from Davenport High School.
She says her [...]

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Governor Culver visits Iowa soldiers in Iraq

by Dar Danielson 02/26/10 1:10 PM
Governor Chet Culver (file photo)

Iowa Governor Chet Culver is in Iraq visiting soldiers today. The governor talked about that trip in a noon conference call with reporters.
Culver says he met with guardsmen and reservists from Iowa to learn about the things they are doing. “It was a wonderful day, I really had a chance to sit down and visit [...]

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Former prison guard charged with theft of leave time

by Dar Danielson 02/26/10 8:56 AM

An Illinois woman who worked as a guard at the State Penitentiary in Fort Madison has been charged with second-degree theft and felonious misconduct in office. Jeff Uhlmeyer of the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation says 26-year-old Jennifer Leggett was a member of the Army Reserve and tried to get time off she was not [...]

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Iowa Tuskegee Airmen honored at Simpson College

by Dar Danielson 02/24/10 11:53 AM

The 12 Iowa natives who became part of the famed Tuskegee Airmen of World War Two were honored at Simpson College Tuesday evening with the 2010 George Washington Carver Medal.
The Tuskegee Airmen were an all black fighter group that led the way in overcoming segregation in the military. Four of the five surviving Iowans visited [...]

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