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Louie Engel (far left) of Lorain served in the 43rd Infantry in the Philippines and was in the first wave of the occupation forces in Japan. He and others stand for the national anthem. The Heroes Walk memorial to four area soldiers killed in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars was dedicated with the families of the soldiers present. A minute of silence occured at 11 a.m.
Bowing their heads during two minutes of silence are Tom Wago of Lorain, a Navy veteran who served on the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid; Dave Kramer of Lorain, who served in the US Air Force from 1955-59 and was born two blocks away; and Dr. Harold Copperman of Lorain who served on a B-29 with the 315th Bomb Group based on Guam in World War II. The Heroes Walk memorial to four area soldiers killed in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars was dedicated with the families of the soldiers present. A minute of silence occurred at 11 a.m.
Thomas Barnes, father of Airman Eric Barnes who was killed in Iraq, spoke at the ceremony. The Heroes Walk memorial to four area soldiers killed in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars was dedicated with the families of the soldiers present. A minute of silence occurred at 11 a.m.
Lorain High School Junior Alex Tomazic played taps during the ceremony. The Heroes Walk memorial to four area soldiers killed in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars was dedicated with the families of the soldiers present. A minute of silence occurred at 11 a.m.
Vietnam vet Alan Revercomb Sr. talks with Shary Barnes, mother of Airman Eric Barnes, who was killed in Iraq, after the cermonies. The Heroes Walk memorial to four area soldiers killed in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars was dedicated with the families of the soldiers present. A minute of silence occurred at 11 a.m.
Jack Broz was a U.S. Navy corpman in Vietnam attached to the Marines and was "in-country" from 1969-70. This is the back of his jacket. The Heroes Walk memorial to four area soldiers killed in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars was dedicated with the families of the soldiers present. A minute of silence occurred at 11 a.m.
Betty Horner, mother of Army first Sgt. Bruce Horner, rests on a bench after the ceremony. The Heroes Walk memorial to four area soldiers killed in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars was dedicated with the families of the soldiers present. A minute of silence occurred at 11 a.m.
Shary Barnes, mother of Airman Eric Barnes, who was killed in Iraq, hugs Loraine Ritchey, Co-Chair of the Charleston Village Society after cermonies. The Heroes Walk memorial to four area soldiers killed in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars was dedicated with the families of the soldiers present. A minute of silence occurred at 11 a.m.
Dr. Harold Copperman of Lorain views the ceremony through a monocular. He served aboard a B-29 in the 315th Bomb Wing based in Guam during World War II. The Heroes Walk memorial to four area soldiers killed in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars was dedicated with the families of the soldiers present. A minute of silence occurred at 11 a.m.
Betty Horner, mother of Army first Sgt. Bruce Horner, rests on a bench after the ceremony. The Heroes Walk memorial to four area soldiers killed in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars was dedicated with the families of the soldiers present. A minute of silence occurred at 11 a.m.
Betty Horner, mother of Army first Sgt. Bruce Horner, rests on a bench after the ceremony. The Heroes Walk memorial to four area soldiers killed in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars was dedicated with the families of the soldiers present. A minute of silence occurred at 11 a.m.
Betty Horner, mother of Army first Sgt. Bruce Horner, rests on a bench after the ceremony. The Heroes Walk memorial to four area soldiers killed in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars was dedicated with the families of the soldiers present. A minute of silence occurred at 11 a.m.
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