US SB3837

Designates the VA clinic at 1211 East Army Post Road in Des Moines, Iowa, as the "Staff Sergeant Edgar Torres-Tovar VA Clinic" to honor the Iowa National Guard soldier killed in action in Palmyra, Syria, on December 13, 2025

Designates the VA community-based outpatient clinic at 201 East Merle Hibbs Boulevard in Marshalltown, Iowa, as the "Staff Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard VA Clinic" to honor the Iowa National Guard soldier also killed in the same December 13, 2025 incident

Both soldiers served as Cavalry Scouts with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division of the Iowa National Guard during Operation Inherent Resolve

Both soldiers were awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Valor, Purple Heart, Combat Action Badge, and Army Commendation Medal with Combat Device for heroic service in combat