Photos: Honoring a Revolutionary War soldier

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst speaks at rededication of Nathan Brown monument in Springville

Andy Abeyta Gazette Visuals

May. 22, 2021 6:14 pm, Updated: May. 22, 2021 6:42 pm

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst shakes hands with members of the Sons of the American Revolution color guard after a Saturday ceremony to rededicate the Nathan Brown monument at the Springville Cemetery in Springville. The monument honors Nathan Brown, born in Salem, New York in 1761. He served for five years and was a member of the “Minute Men” militia before eventually settling on 80 acres near Springville in 1839. He is one of two Revolutionary War veterans buried in Linn County. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

David Nation of Cedar Falls, a member of the Sons of the American Revolution color guard, stands during the presentation of the colors at the Saturday rededication of a Revolutionary War monument at the Springville Cemetery. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Members of the Sons of the American Revolution color guard present the colors before a Saturday ceremony at the Springville Cemetery. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

The Nathan Brown monument stands tall in the Springville Cemetery in Springville. The monument, honoring Brown’s service in the Revolutionary War, was damaged by a tornado in 1977. The Daughters of the American Revolution began its restoration in 2015, only to see the monument again damaged by the August 2020 derecho. The restoration is now complete, with Iowa’s U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, a former National Guard commander, on hand Saturday for its rededication. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

A wreath rests against Nathan Brown’s monument at the Springville Cemetery in Springville. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

A member of the Sons of the American Revolution salutes as the national anthem is played before a Saturday ceremony at the Springville Cemetery in Springville. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Iowa’s U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst speaks during the Saturday rededication of the Nathan Brown monument at the Springville Cemetery in Springville. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Don Atkinson, a member American Legion Post 692 in Ryan, Iowa, shakes hands Saturday with U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst to thank her for her service and to encourage her in her work in the U.S. Senate. Ernst spoke at the rededication of a monument in the Springville Cemetery honoring one of two Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Linn County. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Danny Krock of Cambridge, a member of the Sons of the American Revolution color guard, salutes the flag Saturday during the national anthem at the Springville Cemetery in Springville. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

A woman dressed in Revolutionary War-period clothing carries a wreath out of the Springville Cemetery after the Saturday rededication of the Nathan Brown monument. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst speaks to the media Saturday after a dedication ceremony for the Nathan Brown monument at the Springville Cemetery in Springville. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

The Iowa state flag is seen presented by the Sons of the American Revolutionary War color guard at the Springville Cemetery in Springville on Saturday, May 22, 2021. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)