Iowa Army National Guard holds patching ceremony

     Pfc. Mitchell Recker, of Cascade, was part of approximately 70 Iowa Army National Guard Soldiers recently recognized during a patching ceremony held at the Camp Dodge Joint Maneuver Training Center in Johnston.

     This ceremony represents a time-honored tradition, where Iowa Citizen-Soldiers officially receive the left-shoulder military patch representing their unit of assignment in the Iowa Army National Guard.

     Recker, a 2015 graduate of Cascade High School, now becomes an Infantryman with Company A, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry, of Dubuque.

     Recker is the son of Tom and Becky Recker of Cascade.