Left to right, Dora Ramos, left, holds nine-year-old Ethan Benitez as Ethan’s mom, Susana Benitez, wipes a tear away during a memorial ceremony Thursday, September 1, 2011, for Ethan’s father, SGT Carlos Benitez, and thirteen other 1st Brigade Combat Team soldiers killed during the brigade’s deployment to Afghanistan. The memorial ceremony was held at the memorial grove at Fort Carson, Colo. Mark Reis, The Gazette
