Fredericksburg ceremony honors Virginia National Guard Soldiers killed in 2004 Iraq bomb attack.
Family members and friends, along with past and present Virginia National Guard Soldiers, join together to honor fallen warriors Sgt. Nicholas C. Mason and Sgt. David A. Ruhren at a memorial ceremony and readiness center dedication Dec. 6, 2014, in Fredericksburg, Va. Mason and Ruhren were killed in action during a suicide bomb attack that killed 22 people and injured 70 on Dec. 21, 2004, on Forward Operating Base Marez, in Mosul, Iraq. The ceremony marked the official dedication of the readiness center as the Mason-Ruhren Readiness Center. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Terra C. Gatti, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)
Fredericksburg ceremony honors Virginia National Guard Soldiers killed in 2004 Iraq bomb attack.
Family members and friends, along with past and present Virginia National Guard Soldiers, join together to honor fallen warriors Sgt. Nicholas C. Mason and Sgt. David A. Ruhren at a memorial ceremony and readiness center dedication Dec. 6, 2014, in Fredericksburg, Va. Mason and Ruhren were killed in action during a suicide bomb attack that killed 22 people and injured 70 on Dec. 21, 2004, on Forward Operating Base Marez, in Mosul, Iraq. The ceremony marked the official dedication of the readiness center as the Mason-Ruhren Readiness Center. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Terra C. Gatti, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)