THE IOWA SENATE VOTED TUESDAY TO EXPAND HELP TO IOWA'S RETURNING COMBAT VETERANS AS THEY TRANSITION BACK TO CIVILIAN LIFE. STATE SENATOR TOD BOWMAN (RIGHT IN PHOTO) OF MAQUOKETA THANKED LEADERS AT THE VETERANS HOME AND VETERANS' ADVOCATES STATEWIDE FOR HELPING MOVE THE LEGISLATION FORWARD. AT LEFT, TODD EIPPERLE OF MARSHALLTOWN, AN IOWA NATIONAL GUARD MEMBER WOUNDED IN AFGHANISTAN LAST JULY VISITED, TWO DAYS LATER, THE IOWA STATEHOUSE TO THANK LEGISLATORS. THE LEGISLATION NOW GOES TO GOV. TERRY BRANSTAD, WHO IS EXPECTED TO SIGN IT.
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