ME/ROTC WOODBRIDGE, VA 6/2/05/05 #166861 BY: MARGARET THOMAS

ME/ROTC WOODBRIDGE, VA 6/2/05/05 #166861 BY: MARGARET THOMAS TWP Local Veterans groups and merchants raised more than $3000 to install a new war memorial at Gar-Field High School honoring three alumni, Richard Yates (Vietnam 1969); Brian Medina (Iraq 2004); and David Ruhren (Iraq 2004), who died in battle. The three were remembered at a dedication ceremony today in the main lobby and the flag-draped memorial was unveiled. FAMILY MEMBERS DECLINED TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED DURING ANY PART OF THE EVENT. Gar-Field Marine ROTC Cadet Zachary Hicks, 14, and Gar-Field band member Joeff Abel peruse family pictures of David Ruhren, who died in Iraq in 2004. (All CQs) (Photo by Margaret Thomas/The The Washington Post via Getty Images)