Janice Marie and Alan's Visits to Iowa
August 2016
We visit Iowa (a.k.a. The Holy Land) each year. This year we visited in August so that we could also attend the wedding of one of Alan's Nephews.
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| Our first stop is usually Altoona, Iowa which is the home of very dear friends from Alan's USS Ranger days in the U. S. Navy. This year, as always we visit the "Freedom Rock" which is West of Des Moines. Each year the artist paints new scenes during the Month of May to Honor our Heroes with new images on Memorial Day. Enjoy the following views. |
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| Here you see our very dear friends and ourselves at the Freedom Rock. This image on the rock honors the Pearl Harbor Heroes. |
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| We did not stop here for Lunch. |
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| The Iowa Veterans Cemetery is on a very peaceful hill and is quite new. |
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| We enjoyed a delightful Dinner at the Machine Shed which is on the Living History Farm located in Urbandale, Iowa. |
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| Of course the corn grows large in Iowa. |
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| A wall mural inside the Machine Shed. |
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| No visit to Iowa in August would be complete without a stop at the famed Iowa State Fair. This model of a John Deere Track Tractor sells at well over $600,000.00 |
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| An avenue of Flags at the Iowa State Fair. |
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| We enjoyed and also appreciated the annual "Tribute to Veterans Concert" at the Iowa State Fair. The next picture shows to young Iowa citizens also enjoying the Tribute Concert. |
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| On our way to Northeast Iowa, specifically Clayton County, we dined at Taylors Maid-Rite in Marshalltown, Iowa. |
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| The rolling country side in Clayton County. This view was captured as we traveled to Gunder, Iowa for a Family Dinner at the Irish Shanti. |
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| After a wonderful meal at the Irish Shanti all of Siblings posed for a Family Picture. |
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| This picture includes those who have married into the Family. |
