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

The Honor Guard carries Staff Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar from Our Lady of the Americas Catholic Church as his funeral procession moves to the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Dec. 29, 2025. Sgt. Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, was one of two Iowa National Guard members killed in an attack in the Syrian desert earlier this month.

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The Honor Guard carries Staff Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar from Our Lady of the Americas Catholic Church as his funeral procession moves to the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Dec. 29, 2025. Sgt. Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, was one of two Iowa National Guard members killed in an attack in the Syrian desert earlier this month…

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