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Solderi's wife says ‘it doesn't really get easier’ as Iowa Guard soldiers return home

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Solderi's wife says ‘it doesn't really get easier’ as Iowa Guard soldiers return home

Grace Nieland The Gazette
Apr 10, 2026
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Watching members of the Iowa National Guard’s 34th Infantry Division break formation at Wednesday’s welcome home ceremony in Cedar Rapids was like seeing a stone being tossed into a calm, cool lake.

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LGAZ-20260409-NEWS-TROOPS-RETURN — Nadia Pridemore (left) of Bettendorf smiles and holds a sign for her boyfriend, Sgt. Christian Kunz-Miller, as she and friend Katie Lampe wait to greet him after a welcome home ceremony at the Iowa National Guard Armory in Cedar Rapids on April 8, 2026.
Jim Slosiarek, Cedar Rapids Gazette

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LGAZ-20260409-NEWS-TROOPS-RETURN — Capt. Lucas Tener of Cedar Falls hugs his daughter, Elizabeth, 6, and son, Nolan, 7, during a welcome home ceremony at the Iowa National Guard Armory in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. About 140 members of the Iowa National Guard returned from deployment supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.
Jim Slosiarek, Cedar Rapids Gazette

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LGAZ-20260409-NEWS-TROOPS-RETURN — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds gestures as she and U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra welcome home about 140 Iowa National Guard soldiers at the Iowa National Guard Armory in Cedar Rapids Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
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LGAZ-20260409-NEWS-TROOPS-RETURN — Capt. Lucas Tener of Cedar Falls hugs his daughter, Elizabeth, 6, and son Nolan, 7, while wife Cynthia holds their other son Xavier, 3, during the Wednesday, April 8, 2026, welcome home ceremony at the Iowa National Guard Armory in Cedar Rapids. About 140 members of the Iowa National Guard returned from deployment supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.
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