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When: 15 September 2017, 8:30am-4:00pm
Location: Iowa City National Guard Armory, 4540 Melrose Ave, Iowa City , Iowa
POC: Julia Rose, (319) 688-3333, Julia.Rose@va.gov
Details: Morning: Attend a simulation designed to help providers understand the transition from military to civilian culture. Afternoon: Breakout sessions on LGBT Veteran care and Suicide Prevention
When: 15 September 2017, 1:00pm
Location: Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum, 503 South Street, Waterloo, Iowa
POC: Chris Shackelford, (319) 234-6357, chris.shackelford@gmdistrict.org
Details: The Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum is taking part in the National POW/MIA Recognition Day. This year, special attention will be placed on Korean War Era serviceman and women who were listed as missing. As the frontlines rapidly changed in 1950 and 1951, many fallen heroes were unable to be recovered due to the hostility of the enemy. They were listed as “missing in action.” Today, 7,751 American personnel remain missing from the Korean War, 140 of those are Iowans. The program aims to remember and celebrate the service, and sacrifice, of Iowans lost. This program is free to the public
When: 16 September 2017, 6:30am-9:30am
Location: Legion Post 155, 111 Center Ave N, Mitchellville, IA
POC: Neal Evans, (515) 238-7142, EvansN@aol.com
Details: Pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, juice and coffee. Adults - $5.00, kids 6 to 12 - $2.00, kids 5 and under free. All you care to eat. This is and early start and finish from our normal breakfasts because of the parade for Thomas Mitchell Days takes place at 10:00 and all vehicles need to be off Center Ave by 9:30 am.
When: 17 September 2017, 9:00am
Location: Laporte City Golf course, 9699 Bishop Rd , LaPorte City , Iowa
POC: Joe Ross, (319) 230-7241, mrjwross77@gmail.com
Details: This is a four person best shot golf tournament to raise money for my stepfather who was diagnosed with prostate cancer and radiation was unsuccessful. He is a veteran who did 2 tours in Vietnam. There will also be a silent auction. Cost is 40.00 per person plus cart rental if cart is wanted.
When: 21 October 2017, 9:00am
Location: Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum, 503 South Street, Waterloo, Iowa
POC: Sara Nefzger, (319) 234-6357, sara.nefzger@gmdistrict.org
Details: The Sullivan Brothers Races are a memorial for those, like the Sullivan Brothers, who have given their lives in service to our country and a celebration of the veterans who served our country and returned home. Proceeds from the races benefit the Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum which honors the service and sacrifice of Iowa veterans from the Civil War to the present through oral histories and exhibitions. For more information or to register visit: www.gmdistrict.org/5K10K17
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: 27 June 2017 - 16 February 2018
Location: Grout Museum of History & Science, 503 South Street, Waterloo, Iowa
POC: Jacquie Persson, (319) 234-6357, jacquie.persson@gmdistrict.org
Details: One Hundred Years ago, Iowans answered the call of service in the Great War; later known as the First World War. Utilizing rare images, documents and objects this exhibition examines World War I from multiple angles; the representation of the war in contemporary culture, from the perspective of the women who volunteered and supported the military effort, as well as the viewpoint of Iowa’s minority populations.
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.