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The City Council of the City of Iowa Park, Texas will meet in regular session on Monday, June 10, 2019, at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers located at 103 East Cash Street. All meetings are open to the public. To view full agenda click City Council Agenda 6-10-19
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City Council to Meet Monday, June 10th - Iowa Park

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Jeffrey Pehl of the U.S.A. Vietnam War Commemoration will present the City of Iowa Park with a Vietnam War 50th Anniversary Commemoration Flag and a Commemorative Partner Certificate at the City Council Meeting on Monday June 10, 2019. The Commemoration Period is November 1, 1955 through May 15, 1975 and the City of Iowa Park is a Vietnam War Commemorative Partner Organization which strives to thank and honor veterans of the Vietnam War, including personnel who were held as prisoners of war or listed as missing in action, for their service and sacrifice on behalf of the United States and to thank and honor the families of these veterans. Local veterans are encouraged to attend the meeting of the City Council to be publicly recognized, thanked and honored. Iowa Park Mayor Ray Schultz will accept the flag and certificate on behalf of the City. ... See MoreSee Less

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United States Army Sergeant Ronnie Lee Adams of Iowa Park, Texas, was Armor Intelligence Specialist with the 196th Light Infantry Brigade, 17th Cavalry, F Troop on tour during the South Vietnam War on May 10, 1967. On February 13, 1968, Sgt. Adams led his halftrack to the banks of a river in the jungles of Vietnam, sensed something wasn't quite right, motioned for others in the unit to stay back while he and one fellow soldier edged their vehicle into the water. Sgt. Adams, age 24, and his companion were killed instantly when the vehicle hit a mine and exploded. The remains of Sgt. Ronnie Lee Adams were interred at Highland Cemetery, Iowa Park, Texas.

United States Air Force Colonel Charles Donald Roby of Iowa Park, Texas, was Pilot of a Tactical Fighter F 110 with the 7th Air Force, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, 497th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Ubon Airfield, Thailand on February 15, 1967. On March 3, 1967, at age 38, Col. Roby was the weapons systems officer of a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4C) on a combat mission near Ba Don, Quang Binh Province, North Vietnam, when his aircraft was shot down by hostile fire. Col. Roby was Missing in Action and presumed Killed in Action until his remains were recovered on December 15, 1988, identified on November 17, 1989, and subsequently interred in Arlington National Cemetery.

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