Archive photo of the day
ARCHIVE PHOTO OF THE DAYMourning the fallen, 2006
Stars and Stripes
September 25, 2016
Ben Bloker ©Stars and StripesBaumholder, Germany, October, 2006: A solder on a staircase at the back of the Good Samaritan Chapel reflects upon the loss of Staff Sgt. Jose Lanzarin and Pfc. Shane Austin during a memorial ceremony. Lanzarin and Austin were killed in action during combat patrols almost a week apart in the Ta’meem district of Ramadi, Iraq. Lanzarin was from the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, and Austin was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment.
RELATED MATERIAL: Stars and Stripes' 2006 story about the memorial service.