A segment from ESPN’s E:60 about the Aplington-Parkersburg’s football team after the tornado there this spring:
I’ll admit I got a little teary eyed watching that. That doesn’t happen often.
The kinds of people in the video are why I still like to refer to myself as an Iowan, even though I’ve lived in Minnesota for over 3 years now. I think this is why I still find myself referring to Iowa as “home”.