Names written in stone, history

By Spc. Jeffrey Ledesma, 1st Cavalry Division Public AffairsApril 18, 2008

Wayne Smith with the Waco, Texas-based monument business Phipps Memorial adds names of fallen Soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom 06-08 at the 1st Cavalry Division's OIF memorial beside Fort Hood, Texas's Cooper Fi...
1 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Wayne Smith with the Waco, Texas-based monument business Phipps Memorial adds names of fallen Soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom 06-08 at the 1st Cavalry Division's OIF memorial beside Fort Hood, Texas's Cooper Fi... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Wayne Smith with the Waco, Texas-based monument business Phipps Memorial adds names of fallen Soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom 06-08 at the 1st Cavalry Division's OIF memorial beside Fort Hood, Texas's Cooper Fi...
2 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Wayne Smith with the Waco, Texas-based monument business Phipps Memorial adds names of fallen Soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom 06-08 at the 1st Cavalry Division's OIF memorial beside Fort Hood, Texas's Cooper Fi... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Wayne Smith, the shop foreman of the Waco, Texas-based monument business Phipps Memorial, etches out the name of Sgt. Robert B. Thrasher at the Fort Hood's Operation Iraqi Freedom memorial located in front of the 1st Cavalry Division's headquarters b...
3 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Wayne Smith, the shop foreman of the Waco, Texas-based monument business Phipps Memorial, etches out the name of Sgt. Robert B. Thrasher at the Fort Hood's Operation Iraqi Freedom memorial located in front of the 1st Cavalry Division's headquarters b... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
A Phipps Memorial associate who oversees production for the monument business Wayne Smith puts the finishing touches on the name engraving of Spc. Ronnie G. Madore Jr., at the 1st Cavalry Division's Operation Iraqi Freedom memorial located at Fort Ho...
4 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Phipps Memorial associate who oversees production for the monument business Wayne Smith puts the finishing touches on the name engraving of Spc. Ronnie G. Madore Jr., at the 1st Cavalry Division's Operation Iraqi Freedom memorial located at Fort Ho... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Wayne Smith with the Waco, Texas-based monument business Phipps Memorial, sands down the names of fallen heroes at the Operation Iraqi Freedom memorial beside Fort Hood, Texas's Cooper Field April 16. The 1st Cavalry Division's memorial is scheduled ...
5 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Wayne Smith with the Waco, Texas-based monument business Phipps Memorial, sands down the names of fallen heroes at the Operation Iraqi Freedom memorial beside Fort Hood, Texas's Cooper Field April 16. The 1st Cavalry Division's memorial is scheduled ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL