Gold Star Family member Michael Moody Sr. – father of Army Staff Sgt. Michael D. Moody Jr., who died June 23, 2007, while deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom – releases a painted lady butterfly from an origami-folded envelope May 25 at Fort Lee’s Memorial Garden. The Butterfly Release is an annual pre-Memorial Day celebration of life and afterlife. The Moody family's son was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga. He died in Baghdad of wounds sustained when insurgents using an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire attacked his unit. (U.S. Army photo by Chad Menegay)
| Date Taken: | 05.25.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 05.27.2022 09:54 |
| Photo ID: | 7242173 |
| VIRIN: | 220525-A-WA652-0004 |
| Resolution: | 4000x4000 |
| Size: | 10.66 MB |
| Location: | FORT LEE, VIRGINIA, US |
| Web Views: | 160 |
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Gold Star Family members release butterflies ahead of Memorial Day
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