Lima Company Memorial Coming To Zanesville

The Lima Company Memorial is a powerful display of paintings honoring the fallen heroes of Lima Company and it is coming to Zanesville’s Secrest Auditorium.

Twenty-two Marines and a Navy Corpsman from the Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division lost their lives while serving in Iraq in 2005. The reserve unit based at Rickenbacker in Columbus, Ohio was one of the hardest hit single units serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Anita Miller of Columbus has created 8 life-sized paintings of each hero, in which their spirits and sacrifices will live on forever through her brushstrokes.

The City of Zanesville is proud to announce that Secrest Auditorium will be hosting the Lima Company Memorial beginning June 25 and running through mid-August. Viewing of the memorial will begin on Friday, June 25 following the Ohio Army National Guard Band Concert at 7 p.m. Visitors can also view the memorial daily during regular business hours from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Extended hours will be as follows:

First Friday Art Walk, July 2, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Stars & Stripes on the River, Saturday July 3, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday July 4, 2 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Taste of Zanesville, Wednesday, July 14, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Y Bridge Arts Festival, Friday & Saturday August 6, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and August 7, noon to 9 p.m.

Secrest Auditorium will be holding a press conference on Friday, June 25 in the lower level to announce the exhibit, and members of the media are encouraged to attend. Visit Secrest Auditorium to witness this historic and memorable tribute to true American Heroes.