Washington, Dec. 16 -- Representative Zach Nunn issued the following press release:
U.S. Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03), a Colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, today led a moment of silence on the House floor to honor two Iowa National Guardsmen killed in an ambush by an ISIS-affiliated terrorist near Palmyra, Syria, on December 13, 2025.
The attack also wounded three additional Iowa Guardsmen and claimed the life of U.S. interpreter Ayad Sakat. These deaths mark the first U.S. combat fatalities in Syria since 2019.
Rep. Nunn's Remarks as Prepared for Delivery:
"I rise today to honor two brave Iowans-Sergeant Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar of Des Moines and Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard of Marshalltown-who gave their lives in service ...