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[[Image:acmd1.png|left|thumb|300px|Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]CONNOLLY, Andrew. ( | [[Image:acmd1.png|left|thumb|300px|Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]CONNOLLY, Andrew. (July 30, 1983--Dubuque IA, Aug. 26, 2011). Connolly had two deployments with the Iowa Army National Guard. The first from 2003-2004 was a peacekeeping mission to Egypt. (1) The second, a 22-month mobilization, included 15 months in Iraq serving as a team leader and truck commander that provided convoy security in western Iraq. | ||
[[Image:acmd.png|left|thumb|300px|Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]Diagnosed in February 2009 with spinal cancer, Connolly testified before the Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity in Washington, D.C. This led Representative Bruce Braley to introduce The Andrew Connolly Veterans' Housing Act. This would extend for five years a housing assistance program for disabled veterans scheduled to end in 2011. (2) In 2007 the first Andrew Connolly Make a Difference Day was organized and supported by many businesses and organizations. | [[Image:acmd.png|left|thumb|300px|Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]Diagnosed in February 2009 with spinal cancer, Connolly testified before the Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity in Washington, D.C. This led Representative Bruce Braley to introduce The Andrew Connolly Veterans' Housing Act. This would extend for five years a housing assistance program for disabled veterans scheduled to end in 2011. (2) In 2007 the first Andrew Connolly Make a Difference Day was organized and supported by many businesses and organizations. | ||
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CONNOLLY, Andrew. (July 30, 1983--Dubuque IA, Aug. 26, 2011). Connolly had two deployments with the Iowa Army National Guard. The first from 2003-2004 was a peacekeeping mission to Egypt. (1) The second, a 22-month mobilization, included 15 months in Iraq serving as a team leader and truck commander that provided convoy security in western Iraq.
Diagnosed in February 2009 with spinal cancer, Connolly testified before the Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity in Washington, D.C. This led Representative Bruce Braley to introduce The Andrew Connolly Veterans' Housing Act. This would extend for five years a housing assistance program for disabled veterans scheduled to end in 2011. (2) In 2007 the first Andrew Connolly Make a Difference Day was organized and supported by many businesses and organizations.
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1. Reber, Craig, "Home and Haven," Telegraph Herald, August 7, 2011, p 1
2. Ibid.
"Notable Local Deaths," Telegraph Herald, January 1, 2012, p. 48