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(Ottumwa, IA) -- Three World War Two veterans were gifted a ride in a World War Two aircraft.
Bill Jones, Chuck Osing, and Allan Augustine served the United States in the Second World War.
The veterans from the Ottumwa area rode on a Stearman biplane, one of six such restored aircrafts touring the United States. They were greeted by community members and thanked for their service.
U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks, interviewed by WHO 13, said:
OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) - Monday morning if you saw a plane in the sky it could have been a World War II veteran. Dozens of people came out to Ottumwa Regional Airport to honor three veterans who served 76 years ago.
Having served in the U.S. Army for 24-years as a nurse and doctor, I have personally seen both the physical and mental wounds that veterans endure in service to our nation. Many veterans are still living with those scars, and without proper care and treatment, mental health crises can make everyday life a struggle or even life-threatening.
OTTUMWA, I.A.—Today, September 2nd, 2021, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02) announced that two federal grants have been awarded to fire departments in Iowa’s Second District.
When U.S. presidential candidates campaign in Iowa every four years, one of the first issues they are sure to be asked by voters in the ag-heavy state is whether they would support continued federal subsidies for ethanol and other biofuels.
Across the Mississippi River in Illinois, it's safe to say support is just as great. The state produces 1.8 billion gallons of ethanol and 168 million gallons of biodiesel annually, according to the Energy Information Agency. This makes it easily the state's primary renewable energy product.
Demand for ethanol is at best stagnant, and by some accounts in decline. This requires not looking at the immediate future and expanding coalitions to advance biofuels, shares John Coupert, executive director at the National Corn to Ethanol Research Center during a Congressional Biofuels Summit held Wednesday at the Farm Progress Show.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, August 31st, 2021, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02) joined over 150 House members in introducing legislation to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to the thirteen U.S. military servicemembers who were killed in Afghanistan last week.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, August 31st, 2021, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02) joined a letter to Rep. Mark Takano (CA-41), the Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, urging him to immediately hold a full committee hearing on veteran mental health following recent events in Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Antonio Delgado (D, NY-19) and three other House members have introduced legislation to improve the Veterans Crisis Line. The Revising and Expediting Actions for the Crisis Hotline (REACH) for Veterans Act would implement key improvements in staff training and management.
The bill would also facilitate the crisis line’s transition to 9-8-8- as part of the national suicide prevention hotline.
The bill is also sponsored in the House by Tracey Mann (R, KS-01), Mikie Sherrill (D, NJ-11), and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R, IA-02).
Members of Iowa’s congressional delegation say they’re angry and heartbroken about the terror attack at the Kabul airport that killed a dozen U.S. soldiers.
Republican Senator Joni Ernst said it was “foolish…to leave the safety and security of Americans and our allies to the Taliban” and it’s time to “use the might” of the U.S. military. Congresswoman Cindy Axne, a Democrat from West Des Moines, said the mission remains the same — to get as many Americans and Afghan allies as possible out of the country by the end of the month.