Brought tears to my eyes. We cannot be reminded too often of the sacrifices of those who fought for, defended, and died for the United States of America.
A story going along with this rock is that it's near a gravel pit's intersection. Over the years it was always a target of young rural Iowan taggers. It started to take its current form shortly after 9-11-01 and hasn't been messed with ever since. Nice to hear that it's being respected so well!