VAN METER — A retired central Iowan is part of a small team that’s identifying the graves of Iowans who’ve served during war-time.
Mike Rowley of Clive is a member of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. “As I have looked around over the years, I have noticed gaps in the information and history available about some of our service men and women who have given so much,” Rowley said. “I’ve been determined to research, document, record and share information to fill in some of those gaps. ”
The group has identified 41 Revolutionary War veterans who chose Iowa as their final home. “Two of them are recent additions that have been documented,” Rowley said. “…Volunteers have identified over a thousand War of 1812 veterans whose final resting places are in nearly every Iowa county.”…