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Subdued wreaths ceremony honors fallen at Warriors Walk
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Maj. Gen. Antonio Aguto, the commanding general of the 3rd Infantry Division, secures a wreath at the Wreaths for Warriors Walk on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Dec. 19, 2020, for the tree dedicated to Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, while the fallen Soldier’s sisters, Bernadine (left), and Kasinal Cashe observe. Cashe retrieved seven Soldiers and an Iraqi interpreter from a burning Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Oct. 2005. Cashe posthumously received the Silver Star Medal for his actions that ultimately took his life and is being considered to receive the Medal of Honor, the U.S. military’s highest award for gallantry and bravery. A member of Cashe’s family has participated in the Wreaths for Warriors Walk every year since its inception in 2007.

The 14th annual Wreaths for Warriors Walk at Cottrell Field on Fort Stewart was held Dec. 19, according to Fort Stewart public affairs. 

There, Gold Star family members, veteran’s motorcycle groups, Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps members and local community members participated in the wreath-laying event,  alongside family and service members.

The wreath laying was “to pay tribute to the heroic sacrifices of the soldiers that have built the proud legacy of the Marne Division through their extraordinary actions in defense of the U.S. and its national interests,” PAO said. 

The event was smaller in scale this year due to safety measures for the  COVID-19 pandemic. 

Among those honored was SFC Alwyn C. Cashe, a 3rd Infantry Division Soldier currently under consideration for his posthumously awarded Silver Star to be upgraded to the Medal of Honor. 

Members of his family were present to place the wreath at the tree honoring his memory alongside Fort Stewart Commanding General of the 3rd Infantry Division Maj. Gen. Antonio Aguto.



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Kelly Tennant, right, and Kim Winter secure a wreath to one of the crape myrtle trees at the Wreaths for Warriors Walk on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Dec. 19, 2020. Tennant and Winter are Gold Star Family members of Spc. Dustin Yancey, who was killed by an improvised explosive device in Iraq in 2005. The Family participated in the Wreaths for Warriors Walk, an annual ceremony to recognize the heroic sacrifices of 3rd Infantry Division Soldiers killed in service to the nation. The event continued in small-scale and with virus transmission mitigation safety measures in place this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A crepe myrtle in the Warriors Walk on Fort Stewart, Georgia, marks the tree planted in tribute to Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cash, Dec. 19, 2020. Cashe retrieved seven Soldiers and an Iraqi interpreter from a burning Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Oct. 2005 and posthumously received the Silver Star Medal for his actions that ultimately took his life. Visitors and Gold Star Family members placed mementos in memory and honor of his life and death of service.
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A Veterans’ group member places a holiday wreath at the foot of a crape myrtle tree in the Warriors Walk at Cottrell Field on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Dec. 19, 2020. The Wreaths for Warriors Walk, begun in 2007, is an annual ceremony hosted by the 3rd Infantry Division and Fort Stewart Service members and recognizes the heroic sacrifices of the Soldiers that have built the legacy of the Marne Division through their extraordinary actions. The event continued in small-scale and with virus transmission mitigation safety measures in place this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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