Iowa Army National Guard holds patching ceremony


Pfc. Jakob Recker

     Pfc. Jakob 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 2016 graduate of Cascade High School, a current student at University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, now becomes an Infantryman with Company D, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry, of Dubuque.

     Recker is the son of Matt and Jenny Recker of Cascade.

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