Thirty-five Tribute Towers were displayed at the Bellefontaine High School auxiliary gymnasium last week for the National Traveling Memorial, a tribute to those who died in the 9/11 tragedy and the military personnel who have fallen in the fight against global terrorism since that day. (TOM STEPHENS | THE CHRONICLE)
The National Traveling Memorial is a display entitled “Remembering Our Fallen” that includes photos of the Americans who died fighting for our country in Afghanistan and Iraq following the terror attacks, which brought down the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001.
The National Traveling Memorial was on display in the auxiliary gym of Bellefontaine High School from Oct. 8-10. When the Logan County Chronicle visited the Memorial Saturday afternoon, we met Sandra Lockwood near the door. Lockwood is a Green Hills resident and the mother of U.S.M.C. Gunnery Sergeant David Spicer.
Gunnery Sgt. Spicer was a Zanesfield native and a graduate of Benjamin Logan High School. His was one of the 5,501 photographs on display in the Memorial, as he was killed in action in Afghanistan on July 13, 2009.
We accompanied Lockwood to Gunnery Sgt. Spicer’s photograph, which was one of 35 Tribute Towers that bedecked the BHS gym, each one crowded with photos of those who suffered and ultimately gave what Abraham Lincoln called “the last full measure of devotion” to their country….READ MORE….
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