One of the most enduring ways for communities and individuals to touch our collective memories is to physically touch memorials, like those built to honor those who served our nation and who paid the ultimate price for our freedoms. The Chaplain Schmitt Island Veterans Memorial Plaza in Dubuque is one such place.
We honor and remember Iowa native Father Aloysius Schmitt one of the first chaplains killed in World War II. It was June 17, 2016, my first day in a new Navy assignment at the Navy Chief of Chaplains Office at the Pentagon, when I first touched the life and memory of Father Schmitt. My office phone rang: A delegation from Dubuque was coming to D.C. to seek an upgrade in Chaplain Aloysius Schmitt s posthumous Navy and Marine Corps Medal. They needed my assistance.
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By Mark Evenstad
May 26, 2021 | 1:06 PM
A Dubuque woman is running for Mayor. 38 year old April White seeks the Mayoral seat currently held by Roy Buol, who said last month that he does not plan to seek re-election in November. Longtime City Council Member David Resnick also has announced he will run for the position. White is the home-school teacher for her two children and attends Loras College, where she is working toward degrees in psychology and criminal justice. White says she chose to run for Mayor because she believes the current city administration lacks compassion for and interest in the majority of residents.