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Wednesday, September 14, 2011  Davis County held an impromptu celebration on the square in Bloomfield.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011  Regional Round-Up is the place to click for interesting news and lifestyle stories across the area.

Sunday, July 17, 2011  More homecoming ceremonies are planned for Iowa National Guard soldiers returning from Afghanistan.

Sunday, July 10, 2011  Friends of an Iowa National Guard soldier recently killed in Afghanistan say he was an upbeat, religious man who planned to start a family with his wife when he retired from the military next year.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011  A traveling photo display will be at the Bridgeview Center in Ottumwa through the Fourth of July weekend.

Wednesday, June 01, 2011  Staff Sgt. Joseph Hamski will be laid to rest on Saturday.

Saturday, February 05, 2011  Flags will fly at half staff in honor of a fallen Iowa soldier.

Monday, April 26, 2010  Military officials offer their condolences for a 53-year-old soldier from Iowa who died last week in Afghanistan.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010  Gov. Chet Culver has signed into law a bill that expands jobless benefits for the spouses of soldiers who are forced to quit their jobs when a spouse is deployed by the military.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010  Under legislation approved by the Iowa House, husbands and wives of deployed soldiers would be able to get jobless benefits if the deployment forces them to leave their jobs and relocate.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009  Doctors say an Iowa soldier wounded in last week's deadly shooting at Fort Hood in Texas should make a full recovery.

Thursday, February 26, 2009  A local high school graduate was killed by an IED in Afghanistan.