Bruce J. Pollema

Staff Sgt. Bruce J. Pollema, 30, of Hull, Iowa was killed when the military tractor-trailer he was traveling in rolled over into a ditch near Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa on Aug. 27, 2004. Pollema was assigned to the Iowa Army National Guard’s 2168th Transportation Company, based in Sheldon, Iowa. At the time of the accident, the unit was enroute to Fort Sill, Oklahoma for mobilization processing in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Betty and Welmar Pollema are holding the quilt that Freedom Quilts made in honor of their son Bruce.