Published: October 28, 2010
PHOTOS: Lost Heroes Art Quilt Exhibit Presented at Indiana Capitol
By Spc. John Crosby
The Indiana National Guard Color Guard marches at the Indiana State Capitol building in Indianapolis, during a presentation of the Lost Heroes Art Quilt. The quilt is a memorial for all who gave their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan since 9/11. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. John Crosby)
Indiana National Guard Adjutant General Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger speaks at the presentation of the Lost Heroes Art Quilt at the Indiana Capitol building in Indianapolis. The quilt was made for all those who have fallen in Iraq and Afghanistan since 9/11. It currently touring the country and will be on display in Indianapolis through Nov. 2. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. John Crosby)
Greg Thompson, father of late Marine Corps. Cpl. Lance Thompson of Upland, Ind., killed in action Nov. 15, 2004 in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, kisses the hand of a 'gold star mother', a mother who has lost a child in Iraq or Afghanistan since 9/11, at the presentation of the Lost Heroes Art Quilt at the Indiana Capitol building in Indianapolis. The quilt is a memorial to all those lost in the Global War on Terrorism. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. John Crosby)
The Lost Heroes Art Quilt is currently on display at the Indiana State Capitol building in Indianapolis through Nov. 2. The contemporary art quilt is created in remembrance of those who gave their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan since 9/11. The quilt presents one fallen hero's picture from each of the 50 United States to encourage remembrance of all the brave individuals who volunteered to serve, and have lost their lives for our nation. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. John Crosby)
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Late Marine Corps. Cpl. Lance Thompson's square on the Lost Heroes Art Quilt, presented at the Indiana State Capitol building in Indianapolis. Thompson, from Upland, Ind., was killed in action Nov. 15, 2004 in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He represents all of the fallen service members who gave their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan since 9/11. Each of the 50 United States is represented in the same way, with a picture of a fallen hero from their adolescence, a time when they dreamed of serving their country. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. John Crosby)
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Indiana National Guard Adjutant General Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger and Melanie Thompson Smith, mother of late Marine Corps. Cpl. Lance Thompson of Upland, Ind., killed in action Nov. 15, 2004 in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, embrace during the presentation of the Lost Heroes Art Quilt at the Indiana State Capitol building in Indianapolis. The quilt presents one fallen hero's picture from each of the 50 United States to encourage remembrance of all the brave individuals who volunteered to serve, and have lost their lives for our nation. Smith's late son represents Indiana. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. John Crosby)
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Melanie Thompson Smith, mother of late Marine Corps. Cpl. Lance Thompson of Upland, Ind., killed in action Nov. 15, 2004 in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, stands in front of the Indiana Capitol building in Indianapolis. Smith presented the Lost Heroes Art Quilt at the Capitol, a memorial made in remembrance of all of the fallen service members who gave their lives in support of the Global War on Terrorism. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. John Crosby)
Melanie Thompson Smith reflects on her late son, Marine Corps. Cpl. Lance Thompson of Upland, Ind., killed in action Nov. 15, 2004 in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, pointing out his square on the Lost Heroes Art Quilt at the Indiana Capitol building in Indianapolis. The quilt was created to honor the memory of the American men and women who have lost their lives since 9/11 in Iraq and Afghanistan. There are 50 squares on the quilt, each with a fallen hero, one from each state. Smith's son represents Indiana. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. John Crosby)
Matt Dalton, brother of late Marine Corps. Cpl. Lance Thompson of Upland, Ind., killed in action Nov. 15, 2004 in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, presents the Indiana National Guard Adjutant General Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger with a coin in memory of his brother at the Indiana Capitol building in Indianapolis. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. John Crosby)
Matt Dalton, brother of late Marine Corps. Cpl. Lance Thompson of Upland, Ind., killed in action Nov. 15, 2004 in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, points to his brother's square on the Lost Heroes Art Quilt, a memorial to all who have sacrificed since 9/11 on display at the Indiana Capitol building in Indianapolis. The quilt will be on display through Nov. 2. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. John Crosby)
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