Veterans from 25 Iowa counties will depart the Fort Dodge Regional Airport to Washington,D.C. Saturday morning for the 19th Brushy Creek Honor Flight. Organizer Ron Newsum says the flights started in 2010 with World War Two veterans and the makeup has changed through the years. "We'll have 155 … [Read more...]
Eastern Iowa veterans head to Washington, D.C. on Honor Flight
More than 100 veterans left from Cedar Rapids this morning on the 37th Eastern Iowa Honor Flight. The group is visiting World War II, Korean, Vietnam memorials, as well as Arlington National Cemetery. Eastern Iowa Honor Flight spokesman Bruce Adams told KCRG TV it is important for everyone … [Read more...]
Remains of World War II soldier returned to Blairstown
The remains of an Iowa soldier are returning to the state 77 years after he went missing during World War Two. Private Laurel W. Ebert of Blairstown was last seen on November 26th 1942 when he went out on a patrol with eight other soldiers to find a machine gun position in the Australian … [Read more...]
Historic military convoy headed across Iowa
That military convoy you heard about last week on Radio Iowa is scheduled to reach the state today with much fanfare as it crosses the Mississippi River into Clinton. Convoy commander Dan McCluskey says the string of about 60 Jeeps, trucks and other military vehicles is making a long … [Read more...]
New Iowa National Guard leader named
Governor Kim Reynolds announced her selection of the next leader of the Iowa National Guard at a news conference today at Guard Headquarters in Johnston. "Today I am pleased to announced the appointment of Major General Ben Corell as Adjutant General of the Iowa National Guard," Reynolds says. … [Read more...]
Central Iowa Air Show promises flying and fireworks
After an absence of several years, the Central Iowa Air Show will return later this week under new management. In the past, one highlight was the use of remote control model aircraft to stage events like the attack on Pearl Harbor. Air show spokesman Isaac Campbell says the new air show at the … [Read more...]
Historic military convoy to cross Iowa on Lincoln Highway
A convoy of olive drab-painted jeeps, trucks and other historic military vehicles will make its way across Iowa next week, part of a journey that's taking the collection of privately-owned, restored vehicles coast-to-coast. Jan Gammon, the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway coordinator for Prairie … [Read more...]
Remains of Iowa soldier lost in World War II returned to Ames
The remains of a central Iowa Army soldier are returning home after 75 years. Corporal Ralph Bennett, an Ames native, was listed as killed in action after disappearing in June of 1944 as his unit took an airfield from the Japanese in Myitkyina, Burma during World War Two. He was 22-years-old at … [Read more...]
Four World War II era planes on display, and flying, in Waterloo
Some vintage World War II airplanes are on display this week in northeast Iowa. Four rare planes flew into the Waterloo Regional Airport on Monday as part of the "Wings of Freedom Tour." "A lot of people are so curious about history in their own family because people came back from war and never … [Read more...]
Iowa Air Guard planes moved to other bases during runway project
Runway construction and repairs at Sioux Gateway Airport is already affecting Sioux City's 185th Air National Guard refueling wing. Colonel Mark Muckey, the base commander, says they have had to move their giant refueling planes to another base. "What we did a couple of weeks ago in preparation … [Read more...]