Fallen Virginia Guard combat engineers remembered at Fort Leonard Wood memorial ceremony

Crews put the fina touches on the memorial the Memorial Wall for Fallen Engineers unveiled April 7 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

Fallen Virginia Guard combat engineers remembered at Fort Leonard Wood memorial ceremony

The names of five Virginia Army National Guard combat engineers lost during combat operations in Global War on Terror were among the more than 330 names etched on the Memorial Wall for Fallen Engineers unveiled April 7 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The unveiling took place after the Fallen Sapper Tribute Fort Leonard Wood Memorial Chapel, a ceremony designed to pay humble and respectful homage to the 33 engineer Soldiers who died in combat from April 2010 to April 2011. Directly outside the chapel in the Engineer Memorial Grove, the wall made of Missouri red granite engraved with the names of engineers who made the ultimate sacrifice was unveiled in front of family members and fellow engineers from across the country. After the unveiling, family members and fellow engineers were invited to trace the names on the wall. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia Department of Military Affairs)

Fallen Virginia Guard combat engineers remembered at Fort Leonard Wood memorial ceremony

Capt. Eddie Lewis traces the name of one of the five Virginia Army National Guard combat engineers lost during combat operations in Global War on Terror that were among the more than 330 names etched on the Memorial Wall for Fallen Engineers unveiled April 7, 2011, at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Lewis served as a platoon leader during the deployment when two of the Soldiers were killed.(Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia Department of Military Affairs)

Fallen Virginia Guard combat engineers remembered at Fort Leonard Wood memorial ceremony

The names of five Virginia Army National Guard combat engineers lost during combat operations in Global War on Terror were among the more than 330 names etched on the Memorial Wall for Fallen Engineers unveiled April 7 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The unveiling took place after the Fallen Sapper Tribute Fort Leonard Wood Memorial Chapel, a ceremony designed to pay humble and respectful homage to the 33 engineer Soldiers who died in combat from April 2010 to April 2011. Directly outside the chapel in the Engineer Memorial Grove, the wall made of Missouri red granite engraved with the names of engineers who made the ultimate sacrifice was unveiled in front of family members and fellow engineers from across the country. After the unveiling, family members and fellow engineers were invited to trace the names on the wall. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia Department of Military Affairs)