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Memorial Was Dedicated Saturday To Honor Flomaton Grad Killed In Iraq

A Flomaton High School graduate killed in Iraq was honored on the Fourth of July with a a memorial  dedicated in his honor.

Cpl. Christopher Winchester  joined the U.S. Marine Corps in February 2003, just three years after graduating from Flomaton High School. About two years later, he shipped off to take part in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Winchester, 24, was working border patrols near Jordan on July 14, 2005, when he was killed by roadside bomb. He would have come home in September of that year.

He was vice president of his senior class, president of the JAGS program and voted by the senior class as most attractive. He loved baseball, and spent many days playing baseball in East Brewton where he lived when he was younger.

At 4 p.m. on the Fourth of July, a memorial was dedicated in his honor at the RT Johnson Park on Williamson Street.  A full military service, complete with a Marine Corp color guard, honored Winchester as the memorial was dedicated. (Pictured left: A Marine hugs Winchester’s mom Gail Wiliams during the dedication service Saturday in East Brewton.)

An inscription on the memorial quotes John 15:13 — “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends”.

The memorial was funded by community donations and fund raisers held by the family. Winchester’s memory is also honored by the Christopher Winchester Memorial Scholarship presented each year by the Tri-Cities Rotary Club to a deserving Flomaton High School senior.

Pictured above: A memorial was dedicated Saturday in East Brewton to honor a Flomaton High School graduate killed in Iraq. Photos courtesy WEAR for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.