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Todd Jacobus, commandant of the Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs, joins family members of William "Nate" Howard for a group photo standing behind a bench dedicated in Howard's honor. The Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown dedicated two benches in memory of Iowa National Guard Staff Sgts. Howard and Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar. Both were killed in Syria last December.
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Nate Howard’s grandmother spent more than four decades caring for veterans at the Iowa Veterans Home. Now, the Marshalltown home has a place for his family to sit and remember him. On Veterans Day, two benches were dedicated to Howard and fellow Iowa National Guard soldier Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar.
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