As 10 members of the Marine Reserve unit Lima Company prepare to return to Iraq, the company's fallen Marines and Navy corpsman are being honored through art.
Columbus-based Lima Company made national headlines three years ago after 23 of its members -- 17 of whom were from Ohio -- died during a tour in Iraq, 10TV's Lindsey Seavert reported.....
....With that in mind, Westerville artist Anita Miller took her vision to canvas and honored the fallen men.
....With that in mind, Westerville artist Anita Miller took her vision to canvas and honored the fallen men.
Miller said it was a dream that inspired to her to paint life-sized portraits of the fallen members of Lima Company....
Below the portraits of the men are their boots.
This Memorial Day, let us remember all of those who have given their lives in service to our country.
For additional information about the Lima Company portraits, see the following links:
The Marine Corps Times
The Zanesville Times Recorder
The Columbus Dispatch
The Lima Company Memorial
According to The Ohio State House site, the portraits can be viewed Memorial Day through Veterans Day, weekdays 7am-6pm, and weekends 11am-5pm. (Note to teachers: There are lesson plans located in PDF form at the bottom of the Ohio State House webpage.)
Below the portraits of the men are their boots.
This Memorial Day, let us remember all of those who have given their lives in service to our country.
For additional information about the Lima Company portraits, see the following links:
The Marine Corps Times
The Zanesville Times Recorder
The Columbus Dispatch
The Lima Company Memorial
According to The Ohio State House site, the portraits can be viewed Memorial Day through Veterans Day, weekdays 7am-6pm, and weekends 11am-5pm. (Note to teachers: There are lesson plans located in PDF form at the bottom of the Ohio State House webpage.)
