U.S. SENATOR JONI ERNST, WHO RETIRED FROM THE IOWA NATIONAL GUARD IN 2015, FLEW TO GERMANY TO ACCOMPANY THE REMAINS OF THE TWO IOWA SOLDIERS WHO WERE KILLED IN SYRIA LAST SATURDAY BACK TO THE UNITED STATES.
ERNST19 OC…….TO THE UNITED STATES.” :19
A CEREMONY WAS HELD IN DELAWARE THURSDAY AS THE BODIES OF SERGEANT NATE HOWARD AND SERGEANT EDGAR TORRES-TOVAR WERE RETURNED.
SERGEANT HOWARD’S BROTHER, WHO’S ALSO BEEN SERVING IN THE MIDDLE EAST, WAS ALSO ON THE FLIGHT TO DOVER AIR FORCE BASE.
ERNST20 OC………JUST REALLY HARD.” ;06
ERNST SAYS WATCHING THE FLAG DRAPED COFFINS CARRIED OFF THE PLANE IN DELAWARE WAS HEARTBREAKING.
ERNST21 OC…….AND MEANINGFUL MOMENT.” :07
ERNST IS ENCOURAGING IOWANS TO LINE THE STREETS AND SALUTE THE FUNERAL PROCESSIONS FOR THE TWO SLAIN SOLDIERS:
ERNST22 OC……APPRECIATE THEIR SACRIFICE.” :15
THE REMAINS OF THE SOLDIERS WILL BE BROUGHT TO DES MOINES SOMETIME IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
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