Iowans Gather to Watch Sgt. Edgar Torres-Tovar's Burial Procession

Des Moines ceremony for fallen Iowa soldier Edgar Torres-Tovar today

Funeral services are being held today for Staff Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, the second Iowa soldier killed in an attack in Syria.

Iowans gather to watch Sgt. Edgar Torres-Tovar's burial procession

Mourners gather at Our Lady of the Americas church for Staff Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, one of two Iowa National Guard members killed in Syria.

How to join the funeral procession for Iowa soldier killed in Syria

The family has invited the public to gather along the route that will be used to accompany Staff Sgt. Torres-Tovar to his final resting place.

Iowa National Guard soldiers killed in Syria return home

The remains of Staff Sgts. Edgar Torres-Tovar and William Howard were flown to Des Moines on Wednesday, then taken to the soldiers’ hometowns

Guardsman killed in Syria to be buried at Iowa Veterans Cemetery

Hundreds gathered Saturday in Marshalltown to pay their respects to Staff Sergeant Nate Howard, one of two Iowa National Guard soldiers killed this month while on active duty in Syria. The Marshalltown funeral home that handled the funeral arrangements posted a message on Facebook, saying “everyone in the community has felt the heaviness” of the […]

Iowa community invited to honor fallen soldier Staff Sgt. Edgar Torres-Tovar

The family of Staff Sgt. Edgar Torres-Tovar, an Iowa National Guard soldier killed in Syria, invites the public to join his funeral procession to show support and respect.