Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, Maj. Gen. Stephen Osborn, adjutant general of Iowa, Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew Strasser, Iowa National Guard command senior enlisted leader, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst and U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn observe the transfer cases containing the remains of Staff Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar and Staff Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard during an honorable transfer ceremony at Des Moines International Airport, Dec. 24, 2025. Torres-Tovar, assigned to 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Iowa Army National Guard, was killed Dec. 13, 2025, while conducting counterterrorism operations in Syria. Howard, assigned to the same unit, was killed in the same incident. Their remains were escorted throughout the journey home by fellow Iowa National Guard service members. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by 1st Sgt. Jason Everett)
| Date Taken: | 12.24.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 12.26.2025 09:44 |
| Photo ID: | 9460413 |
| VIRIN: | 251224-A-AY917-4032 |
| Resolution: | 4200x2801 |
| Size: | 5.11 MB |
| Location: | DES MOINES, IOWA, US |
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