MILITARY MARRIAGE: Iowans walk to support families left behind

07/16/11 The heartwarming soldier homecoming scenes can be heart wrenching for a wife who patiently waits for her own husband to return from Afghanistan. "I can't wait!" said Alana Gentosi. "I've thought about it so many times. When I see him, I hope I get to be the first one to hug and to kiss him." Alana's husband, Michael, enlisted two years ago in the Iowa National Guard. Bethany Arganbright's ...

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Iowa troops demobilize in Wisconsin before returning home

07/14/11 Ft. McCoy, Wis. --- An ice cold beer. A baseball game. A new job. As they endure the weeklong demobilization process, the men and women of the Iowa National Guard have got a lot on their minds.

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Area Soldiers Return from Afghanistan

07/17/11 More than 200 area soldiers with the Iowa National Guard are back home in the arms of their families after nearly a year away, with much of it spent fighting in Afghanistan.

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