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...N.C. That morning, military casualty officers made their rounds to the families in pounding rain. As the death toll mounted, city residents began to understand that this far-off terrorist attack struck straight at the heart of their community.
"These men were neighbors and friends" Mike Ellzey said. A West Point graduate who grew up as a military dependent, Ellzey serves as the city engineer. He says the tragedy made the community realize it had lost soccer coaches, Sunday School teachers and school volunteers in the explosion. That realization propelled them to do something--something that would become a lasting memorial.
Remembering the Fallen
They started by planting trees. One Bradford pear tree for each man who lost his life. Paid for by donations, the trees now grow along the median of North Carolina Highway 24, stretching from Camp Johnson, a nearby training facility, to Camp Lejeune. But there was a little money left over, so the decision was made to build a monument.
The base donated land bordering on the highway near the entrance...
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