Byline: Christian Hill
Oct. 10--FORT LEWIS -- A memorial honoring the fallen soldiers from the Fort Lewis-based Stryker brigade that just returned from Iraq will be unveiled today.
Fort Lewis and 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) officials will present a 6-foot clay likeness of the bronze memorial statue during a ceremony attended by families of the fallen soldiers and their comrades in the unit. The completed memorial is scheduled to be dedicated in January, said Maj. Jack Vantress, the brigade's operations officer.
"Our comrades who didn't return home with us, they live forever in our hearts," he said. "The memorial is just a small ...