By DAN SEWELL Associated Press, and staff
COLUMBUS — A Columbus-based Marine company among the hardest-hit of the war in Iraq has canceled a 15-year reunion amid coronavirus restrictions.
But the Marines and families of the Lima Company 2005 deployment have their memories. Some are seared in, such as the roadside bomb explosion that killed 15 men on Aug. 3 that year.
There are also poignant memories, such as Jason Dominguez recalling his last conversation with Sgt. David Kreuter, who was showing off a photo of his new son during their security watch.
Kreuter was killed the next day. Dominguez says he remembers the slain Marines and thinks about choosing to live a life “worthy of their sacrifice.”
The reserve unit lost 23 men out of 180 deployed.