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Iowa LB Travis Perry makes up for lost time with his dad

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  • Mitch Sherman, ESPN Staff Writer Close
    • Nebraska/Big Ten/Recruiting reporter.
    • Joined ESPN in 2011.
    • Graduated from the University of Nebraska.
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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Straight north of Kinnick Stadium on every football Saturday at Iowa this fall, an American flag hangs from a tent outside the Dental Science Building. It’s not the flag that Russ Perry brought home from Afghanistan last year for the friends and family who held his spot at their long-standing tailgate festivities, but its meaning serves as an equal reminder of Perry’s sacrifice.