Sunday, May 26, 2013

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The Lima Company Memorial: The Eyes of Freedom will return to the Ohio Statehouse and will be on view from February 15 to March 17. The exhibit was first unveiled at the Ohio Statehouse in 2008. The display was created in memory of 22 fallen Marines and a Navy Corpsman from the Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division who lost their lives while serving in Iraq in 2005.  The exhibition will be on public view for 31 days in the Ohio Statehouse Rotunda and South Hall and is free and open to the public.

 

The Ohio-based Marine Reserve unit, once known as “Lucky Lima,” was one of the hardest hit single units in Operation Iraqi Freedom, suffering deaths of 22 Marines and their Navy Corpsman. Created by Columbus artist Anita Miller, the memorial contains life-sized paintings of each of the 23 fallen heroes.  Names and statistics of each of the fallen men, an ever-living candle, boots and space for visitors to leave mementos will be part of this moving memorial installation.

 

The Ohio Statehouse grand Rotunda will serve as a solemn place to honor these American service members from February 15 through February 26. The exhibition will then be featured in the South Hall, adjacent to the Rotunda, from February 27 to March 1 before it returns to the Rotunda for display through March 18.

The exhibition at the Ohio Statehouse will offer thousands of individuals the opportunity to learn about the sacrifices that these fallen servicemen have given our state and nation.

 

The Fallen heroes include:

Private First Class Christopher R. Dixon

Lance Corporal Christopher P. Lyons

Staff Sergeant Anthony L. Goodwin

Petty Officer 3rd Class Travis Youngblood (Navy Corpsman)

Sergeant Justin F. Hoffman

Staff Sergeant Kendall H. Ivy II

Lance Corporal Nicholas William B. Bloem

Corporal Andre L. Williams

Lance Corporal Grant B. Fraser

Lance Corporal Aaron H. Reed

Lance Corporal Edward A. Schroeder II

Lance Corporal William B. Wightman

Lance Corporal Timothy M. Bell, Jr.

Lance Corporal Eric J. Bernholtz

Corporal Dustin A. Derga

Lance Corporal Nicholas B. Erdy

Lance Corporal Wesley G. Davids

Sergeant David N. Wimberg

Lance Corporal Michael J. Cifuentes

Lance Corporal Christopher J. Dyer

Lance Corporal Jonathan W. Grant

Sergeant David Kenneth J. Kreuter

Lance Corporal Jourdan L. Grez

 

For more images and more information about the Lima Company Memorial: The Eyes on Freedom exhibit, visit www.limacompanymemorial.org.