Photo Essays
England Attends Ohio Memorial Ceremony
Senator Richard Finan gives the welcome and introductions during the Lima Company Memorial ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, May 23, 2008. Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Regiment, was deployed out of Rickenbacker Air Base in 2005 and received high casualties during their deployment including 22 Marines and one Navy Corpsman. Ohio State Highway Patrolman Mike Maughmer sings the national anthem during the Lima Company Memorial ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, May 23, 2008. Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, left, Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England, center, and Ohio House of Representatives Speaker Jon Husted, stand during the singing of the national anthem as part of the Lima Company Memorial ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, May 23, 2008. Senator John Glenn addresses the audience during the Lima Company Memorial ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, May 23, 2008. Carole Hoffman, mother of Marine Sgt. Justin Hoffman, speaks to the audience during the Lima Company Memorial ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, May 23, 2008. Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England addresses the audience during the Lima Company Memorial ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, May 23, 2008. Friends and family members gather to see life-size portraits painted by artist Anita Miller of each of the 23 servicemembers from Lima Company who gave their lives in defense of our nation during the Lima Company Memorial unveiling ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, May 23, 2008. Pat Murray, mother of Marine Sgt. David Kenneth Krueter, comforts her daughter Kristin Krueter during the Lima Company Memorial unveiling ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, May 23, 2008.Artist Anita Miller speaks about the portraits she painted of the 23 servicemembers from Lima Company who gave their lives in defense of our nation during the Lima Company Memorial unveiling ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, May 23, 2008. One of the portraits Artist Anita Miller painted of each of the 23 fallen servicemembers from Lima Company. The paintings were unveiled during the Lima Company Memorial ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, May 23, 2008. Friends and family members gather to see the life-size portraits of each of the 23 fallen servicemembers from Lima Company painted by artist Anita Miller. The portraits were unveiled during the Lima Company Memorial at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, May 23, 2008. A family member of the fallen servicemembers light candles in front of the life-size portraits of each of the 23 servicemembers from Lima Company during the Lima Company Memorial unveiling ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, May 23, 2008. Family members of Marine Sgt. David Kenneth Krueter light a candle during the Lima Company Memorial unveiling ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, May 23, 2008. Friends and family members gather to see the life-size portraits of each of the 23 fallen servicemembers from Lima Company painted by artist Anita Miller.The portraits were unveiled during the Lima Company Memorial ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, May 23, 2008. Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England hugs the mother of a fallen servicemember during the Lima Company Memorial ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, May 23, 2008. Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England thanks a Marine for his service during the Lima Company Memorial ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, May 23, 2008. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie Cullen
Senator Richard Finan gives the welcome and introductions during the Lima Company Memorial ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, May 23, 2008. Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Regiment, was deployed out of Rickenbacker Air Base in 2005 and received high casualties during their deployment including 22 Marines and one Navy Corpsman.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie Cullen