Ceremony honors RI's fallen veterans

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - State and military leaders honored Rhode Island's fallen veterans of war on Friday with a wreath laying at the Garden of Heroes.

Gov. Lincoln Chafee, Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts, Sen. Jack Reed, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. David Cicilline and Major General Kevin McBride of the Rhode Island National Guard all attended the event.

The Garden of Heroes is located on the Southwest Lawn of the State House.

It was officially dedicated in October 2005 to "Rhode Island service members who made the ultimate sacrifice during operations in support of the global war on terrorism since September 11, 2001."

By September 2012, the Memorial Stone will bear the names of 27 soldiers in all:

1. SGT Gregory A. Belanger Army Reserve
2. SSG Joseph Camara Army National Guard
3. SGT Charles T. Caldwell Army National Guard
4. SPC Michael Andrade Army National Guard
5. CW5 Sharon T. Swartworth Army
6. CPT Matthew J. August Army
7. SFC Curtis Mancini Army Reserve
8. MSG Richard L. Ferguson Army
9. L/Cpl Matthew K. Serio Marine Corps
10. CPT Christopher S. Cash Army
11. L/Cpl John J. Van Gyzen IV Marine Corps
12. SSG Christopher S. Potts Army National Guard
13. L/Cpl Holly A. Charette Marine Corps
14. 2LT Matthew S. Coutu Army
15. SGT Dennis J. Flanagan Army
16. SGT Brian R. St. Germain Marine Corps
17. SSG Dale James Kelly, Jr. Army National
18. SGT Moises Jazmin
19. SGT Michael R. Weidemann
20. PS3 Ronald A. Gill, Jr.
21. LTJG Francis L. Toner IV
22. PFC Kyle J. Coutu
23. SGT Michael F. Paranzino
24. SPC Dennis C. Poulin
25. L/CPL Nickolas D. Schiavon

To be added in August 2012:

SGT Dennis P. Weichel, Jr.
L/CPL Abraham Tarwoe