By Zach Boyden-Holmes, Des Moines Register

The Honor Guard carries Staff Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar from Our Lady of the Americas Catholic Church as his funeral procession moves to the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Dec. 29, 2025. Sgt. Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, was one of two Iowa National Guard members killed in an attack in the Syrian desert earlier this month.
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The Honor Guard carries Staff Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar from Our Lady of the Americas Catholic Church as his funeral procession moves to the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Dec. 29, 2025. Sgt. Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, was one of two Iowa National Guard members killed in an attack in the Syrian desert earlier this month.
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The Honor Guard carries Staff Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar from Our Lady of the Americas Catholic Church as his funeral procession moves to the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Dec. 29, 2025. Sgt. Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, was one of two Iowa National Guard members killed in an attack in the Syrian desert earlier this month.
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The Honor Guard carries Staff Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar from Our Lady of the Americas Catholic Church as his funeral procession moves to the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Dec. 29, 2025. Sgt. Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, was one of two Iowa National Guard members killed in an attack in the Syrian desert earlier this month.
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The Honor Guard carries Staff Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar from Our Lady of the Americas Catholic Church as his funeral procession moves to the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Dec. 29, 2025. Sgt. Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, was one of two Iowa National Guard members killed in an attack in the Syrian desert earlier this month.
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The Honor Guard carries Staff Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar from Our Lady of the Americas Catholic Church as his funeral procession moves to the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Dec. 29, 2025. Sgt. Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, was one of two Iowa National Guard members killed in an attack in the Syrian desert earlier this month.
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The Honor Guard carries Staff Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar from Our Lady of the Americas Catholic Church as his funeral procession moves to the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Dec. 29, 2025. Sgt. Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, was one of two Iowa National Guard members killed in an attack in the Syrian desert earlier this month.
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The Honor Guard carries Staff Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar from Our Lady of the Americas Catholic Church as his funeral procession moves to the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Dec. 29, 2025. Sgt. Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, was one of two Iowa National Guard members killed in an attack in the Syrian desert earlier this month.
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Mourners watch as the Honor Guard carries Staff Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar from Our Lady of the Americas Catholic Church as his funeral procession moves to the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Dec. 29, 2025. Sgt. Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, was one of two Iowa National Guard members killed in an attack in the Syrian desert earlier this month.
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U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa and his family watch as the funeral procession for Staff Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar moves from Our Lady of the Americas Catholic Church to the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Dec. 29, 2025. Sgt. Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, was one of two Iowa National Guard members killed in an attack in the Syrian desert earlier this month.
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U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa and his family watch as the funeral procession for Staff Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar moves from Our Lady of the Americas Catholic Church to the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Dec. 29, 2025. Sgt. Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, was one of two Iowa National Guard members killed in an attack in the Syrian desert earlier this month.
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Mourners watch as the Honor Guard carries Staff Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar from Our Lady of the Americas Catholic Church as his funeral procession moves to the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Dec. 29, 2025. Sgt. Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, was one of two Iowa National Guard members killed in an attack in the Syrian desert earlier this month.
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Iowa Patriot Guard riders wait to escort Staff Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar from Our Lady of the Americas Catholic Church as his funeral procession moves to the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Dec. 29, 2025. Sgt. Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, was one of two Iowa National Guard members killed in an attack in the Syrian desert earlier this month.
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