Waterloo Icon and World War II Vet Marcia Courbat Has Died
Marcia Courbat, a Waterloo icon and World War II veteran has passed away at age 98 according to Hagarty Waychoff Grarup Funeral Group. Courbat passed away on Saturday, January 16 at UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital.
KWWL reports that during World War II, Courbat served in the Army Medical Corps. After the war she worked at A&P Grocery Store and John Deere in Waterloo. She retried in 1983, and was a life-time member of American Legion Post 138 in Waterloo. In addition, Courbat was a founding member of the Women’s Army Corps Veterans Association #98 and was also the founder of the Military Walk of Fame at Waterloo Memorial Hall.
worst impulses and in public i think he s lived up to the faith that i had in him in a way that sadly i don t believe that general kelly has as chief of staff. before i let you go, the president s idea of putting forth some grand military parade, that a thumbs up or thumbs down for you? the problem is, if it was anybody other than donald trump you might go, okay, it s a bad idea because it s a waste of money, it s overly mill ta riftic for a society that s supposed to emphasize civilian control of the military, not the other way around. but with president trump, you can t help but think that it is simply another thing for his massive ego to absorb, that his vision of this is him sitting there and having the military walk by and basically him show the world this great military that he has. so his tendency towards narcissism, although i heard he said he s not braggadocious at all, which is one of the funniest things i think i ve ever heard. it makes the military parade even more susp