As Memorial Day approaches, everyone should take a moment to pay tribute to the men and women who have died while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.  

There is actually a long history of Iowa citizens serving in the military.  For example, a combined total of nearly 192,000 Iowans participated in the Civil War and World War I, but more than 16,600 paid the ultimate sacrifice and never returned home.

World War II also resulted in the death of 8,398 individuals out of the ...