Why are flags at half-staff? Iowa remembers 2 soldiers killed in Syria

Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff immediately to honor two Iowa National Guard soldiers who ...

When do flags return to full-staff in Iowa after soldiers' funerals?

Flags have been at half-staff in Iowa since Dec. 15, following the deaths of 2 Iowa National Guard soldiers. Here's when ...
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Syria's Al Shibani to raise flag at London embassy on UK visit

Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani confirmed on Wednesday that he is making a landmark official visit to the UK, during which he will meet top officials and hold a flag-raising ceremony outside ...
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Remains of two Iowa Guard soldiers killed in Syria to return home Wednesday

The remains of two Iowa National Guard soldiers killed earlier this month in an ambush attack in Syria will return to Iowa on ...

Bodies of Iowa National Guard fallen soldiers return home from Syria

Iowa’s fallen heroes returned home on Christmas Eve, but it was the kind of homecoming no military family should ever have to ...
The Gazette

Iowa National Guard soldiers killed in Syria return home

The remains of Staff Sgts. Edgar Torres-Tovar and William Howard were flown to Des Moines on Wednesday, then taken to the soldiers' hometowns ...