When Chuck Norris got a Waterloo soldier to reenlist in Iraq

By: Patrick Kinney

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: March 20, 2026

Words: 466

Last Updated: 16 hours, 28 minutes ago


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WATERLOO — I just heard Chuck Norris passed away at age 86. There’s a group of Iowa National Guard soldiers who won’t forget him — and not just because they may have liked his movies and his hit TV series “Walker: Texas Ranger.”

Twenty years ago, the TV and movie star and martial arts expert personally helped boost the spirits of those soldiers on a grueling deployment.

In 2006, when our Waterloo-headquartered Iowa National …

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