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Ohio Channel Presents - Lima Co. Memorial Unveiling
 
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"The Lima Company Memorial: A Remembrance of Spirit & Choice" was unveiled during a ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse on May 23, 2008. The exhibition was created by Columbus artist Anita Miller 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 memorial contains life-sized paintings of each of the 23 fallen heroes.

Participants include:
- Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England
- Asst. Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Robert Magnus
- Gov. Ted Strickland
- Sen. John Glenn
- Ohio Senate President Bill Harris
- Ohio House Speaker Jon Husted
- Carole Hoffman, mother of Sgt. Justin Hoffman
- Lima Company Gunny Sgt. Shawn Delgado
- Sen. Richard Finan
- Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman
- Navy Chaplain, Commander David Snowdon
- Artist Anita Miller
May 23, 2008