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Under the watchful gaze of the marble rendering of James Oglethorpe, a colonial founder of Georgia, National Guardsman Sgt. Travis Fizer, of Douglasville stands vigil for those gathered to honor the fallen and Purple Heart recipients in the rotunda of the state capitol, Tuesday. Georgians, National Guardsmen still actively serving the state and those who have given their lives in defense of our country, were honored during a special morning Memorial Day ceremony today by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, before peers and citizens. Memorializing the more than 6,800 who have given their lives since September 11, 2001, key note speaker, Col. Bruce Chick, Georgia Department of Defense director of domestic operations, called the moment a somber time and that "each figure represents the life of a father, a mother, a brother, a sister, sons and daughters." Chick deployed with the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team to Iraq in 2005-2006. "They were family. They were your family. They were MY family!" (Georgia Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Tracy J. Smith)
| Date Taken: | 05.20.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 05.21.2014 09:53 |
| Photo ID: | 1356483 |
| VIRIN: | 140520-Z-PA893-009 |
| Resolution: | 1736x2724 |
| Size: | 2.49 MB |
| Location: | GA, US |
| Web Views: | 19 |
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