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When: 7 May 2018, 11:00am
Location: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, South of Iowa State Capitol, 1007 East Grand, Des Moines, IA 50319
POC: Meghan Larkins, Outreach Coordinator, Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs, (515) 727-3442, meghan.larkins@iowa.gov
Details: Please join us in our annual ceremony to honor Iowa's Vietnam Veterans!
When: 7 May 2018, after the Ceremony
Location: Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center (Vetearns Memorial Auditorium), 833 5th Ave, Des Moines, IA 50319
POC: Meghan Larkins, Outreach Coordinator, Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs, (515) 727-3442, meghan.larkins@iowa.gov
Details: All are welcome to attend this free lunch hosted by Disabled American Veterans (DAV).
When: 19 May 2018, 8:00am
Location: Cedar Rapids Iowa - Rathubun Iowa (Many starting points), 225 IA-1, Iowa City, IA
POC: Anne Berkenpas, (319) 930-1543, aberkenpas71@gmail.com
Details: This is a muli-poker run. We have groupds from aall over iowa starting at different spots and ending in Rathbun at Doggs RV Park with Bands and beer and fun
When: 28 May 2018, 8:00am
Location: Iowa Veterans Cemetery at Van Meter, 34024 Veterans Memorial Drive, Adel, IA 50003
POC: Meghan Larkins, Outreach Coordinator, Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs, (515) 727-3442, meghan.larkins@iowa.gov
Details: Directions to cemetery: Interstate 80 to Van Meter Exit 113 (Ten miles west of Des Moines)
When: 14 July 2017 - 14 July 2018
Location: Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum, 503 South Street, Waterloo, Iowa
POC: Jacquie Persson, (319) 234-6357, jacquie.persson@gmdistrict.org
Details: Learn about the “Forgotten War” directly from those who served and discover how the Korean War shaped the Cold War and current foreign affairs. Photographs, documents, interviews, and objects will reveal what happened in Korea and why.