Our walk today was dedicated in honor of:
Marine Sgt. Sean H. Miles, Age 28 of Midlothian, VA.
KIA Jan. 24, 2006 Operation Iraqi Freedom
SGT Miles was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Sgt. Sean H. Miles of Midlothian, Virginia knew every Star Wars movie by heart. In high school, he hated homework and relished football. And as a fullback at Clover Hill High School in Chesterfield County, Miles dreamed of becoming a professional football player. He loved the Redskins, but he lived the Marines. Sean came from a family with a military tradition and joined the Marines in October 1996, the year he graduated from high school. Before deploying to Iraq, he did two tours in the Pacific Rim, following in the footsteps of an uncle, Regi Miles, a Marine gunnery sergeant who died in 1988 during a training exercise in Okinawa. The middle child moved with his family to Midlothian in 1990. A black-belt, martial-arts instructor, the 28-year-old Marine Corps sergeant couldn’t sit through an episode of “Cops” if children were involved in the plot. He vowed his son, 2½ year-old Tyler, would grow up strong. Miles died proving what strength means. He lived and breathed being a United States Marine platoon sergeant, and he died pulling a fellow Marine to safety. Sean was born in Long Island, grew up in Virginia and was stationed at Camp Lejeune. He is buried in his wife’s hometown to be near his wife and son at Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, TX.
We had a great 6.08 Mile walk today. We walked by Lake Holiday and then headed up town to the War Memorial Park. What a beautiful day. I want to thank my friend Robert for walking with us today and I want to thank all who honked, waved, and saluted in helping us honor this hero today. We had 117 honks. Thank you.
Marine Sgt. Sean H. Miles will not be forgotten !
