Tuesday Morning Read: Salute to sacrifice, new ‘Slow Down’ law hailed, veteran pushes hyperbaric treatment

TODAY'S WEATHER — Partly sunny, lighter winds, pleasant. High 72, low 46.

SALUTE TO SACRIFICE — For the past few years, retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert Sentman has been worried he'd run out of names to add to the Veterans Trail at the Coralville Lake. Yet Monday, 189 American flags were flapping in the breeze, each representing the name of an honoree on the trail, which is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This year, seven soldiers were added to the list of local honorees. The ceremony was one of many around the Corridor Monday. Read more: http://bit.ly/2rPce4m

NEW 'SLOW DOWN' LAW HAILED — Municipalities are praising a new law going into effect that requires motorists to take extra caution when passing waste and recycling workers. House File 314, known as the 'Slow Down to Get Around' law, requires motorists to slow down and move out of the way of waste and recycling workers when passing. The bill was signed by former Gov. Terry Branstad in April and goes into effect July 1. Read more: http://bit.ly/2qvZcoF

VETERAN PUSHES HYPERBARIC TREATMENT — For years, Ernie Goebel felt the aftereffects of war. A retired sergeant major, Goebel served 35 years in the Army and Army Reserves and was deployed overseas during the Korean, Gulf and Iraq wars. However, after receiving an experimental treatment called hyperbaric oxygen therapy — or HBOT — Goebel said his symptoms have significantly lessened and nearly disappeared. Read more: http://bit.ly/2qvgxOG

HAWKEYES FLYING HIGH — The trick for his team, Iowa baseball coach Rick Heller said Monday, is to leave behind the euphoria of winning the Big Ten tournament. 'That can't be the end-all,' Heller said after his Hawkeyes gathered in Carver-Hawkeye Arena Monday morning to watch the telecast of the NCAA tournament selection show. Hlas column: http://bit.ly/2s9KtAV

QUOTABLE — 'Sadly, the Americans have lost connection with our history. All too many Americans today view military service as an attraction, as images seen on television, social media and movies. For a growing percentage of American people, Memorial Day (has become) simply a three-day weekend or a major shopping day.' Retired Iowa National Guard Sgt. Ray Ropa, speaking Monday at Memorial Day services in Cedar Rapids