Chattanooga remembers Fallen Five on the 3rd Anniversary

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Today marks the three year anniversary of the Fallen Five, the service men who were killed in a terror attack here in Chattanooga.

A short ceremony was held this morning at the memorial on Lee Highway, one of the two locations attacked by a “home-grown” terrorist on that fateful day.

Flags near the Marine-Navy recruiting office were lowered to half staff to mark then occasion.

Other events, including the groundbreaking ceremony for the Fallen Five Memorial: “Wreath of Honor” will be Thursday, July 19, at the Tennessee Riverpark.

The five men servicemen who died were attacked at the U.S. Naval Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center on Amnicola Highway.