Maintenance window scheduled to begin at February 14th 2200 est. until 0400 est. February 15th

(e.g. yourname@email.com)

Forgot Password?

    Defense Visual Information Distribution Service Logo

    Benavidez family march ceremonial first mile to honor their son [Image 2 of 4]

    Benavidez family march ceremonial first mile to honor their son

    COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, UNITED STATES

    04.13.2012

    Photo by Spc. Nathan Thome 

    1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division

    Spc. Matt Spradley, infantryman assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, walks the ceremonial first mile of 1,080-mile march in honor of Staff Sgt. Kenneth Mayne, April 13, 2012. Spradley joined Mayne's parents, Dan and Michelle Benavidez, as they paid tribute to the memory of their son, Staff Sgt. Kenneth Mayne, who was killed in 2008 during a deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Benavidez family is leading a 1,080-mile march to raise awareness of the service and sacrifice of military Families. The walk began at Fort Carson's Manhart Field and is scheduled to finish at the Middle East Conflicts Memorial Wall in Marseilles, Ill., where their son's name is etched in stone. "This walk means a lot to me personally, because I couldn't do what I do, if it wasn't for the people like Staff Sgt. Mayne and others like him."

    LEAVE A COMMENT

    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 04.13.2012
    Date Posted: 04.20.2012 14:51
    Photo ID: 562658
    VIRIN: 120413-A-QF214-502
    Resolution: 1424x1993
    Size: 1.84 MB
    Location: COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, US

    Web Views: 17
    Downloads: 0

    PUBLIC DOMAIN