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Current and former members of the Virginia National Guard's Winchester-based 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team join friends and family members of Staff Sgt. Craig Cherry and Sgt. Bobby Beasley to commemorate their loss and honor their memory at a ceremony Aug. 1, 2014, in Winchester, Va. Both Soldiers were killed almost 10 years ago when an improvised explosive device destroyed their vehicle Aug. 7, 2004, during a patrol near Ghazikel in eastern Afghanistan. Brig. Gen. Blake Ortner and Lt. Col. Mark Nelson, commanders of 3rd Battalion and Headquarters Company when the Soldiers were killed, shared their memories of the Soldiers, and the ceremony concluded with a wreath laying followed by candlelight vigil. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Miko M. Skerrett, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)
140801-Z-CR070-077
Current and former members of the Virginia National Guard's Winchester-based 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team join friends and family members of Staff Sgt. Craig Cherry and Sgt. Bobby Beasley to commemorate their loss and honor their memory at a ceremony Aug. 1, 2014, in Winchester, Va. Both Soldiers were killed almost 10 years ago when an improvised explosive device destroyed their vehicle Aug. 7, 2004, during a patrol near Ghazikel in eastern Afghanistan. Brig. Gen. Blake Ortner and Lt. Col. Mark Nelson, commanders of 3rd Battalion and Headquarters Company when the Soldiers were killed, shared their memories of the Soldiers, and the ceremony concluded with a wreath laying followed by candlelight vigil. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Miko M. Skerrett, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)