Pre-Independence Day Salute to Veterans

Todd Jacobus served in the Iowa Army National Guard and U.S. Army for 33 years - deploying in 1991 in support of Operation Desert Storm, in 2004-05 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and to Kosovo in 2015-16 in support of Operation Joint Endeavor. Governor Reynolds appointed Todd to serve as the Commandant of the Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs in 2022; he has oversight of the Veterans Home in Marshalltown, the Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter, and the Benefits Bureau at Camp Dodge. Todd is a graduate of Hoover HS, the University of Iowa, and Drake University; he & his wife, Heather, have four adult children, six grandchildren and live in Des Moines.