WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – A bench now stands at the Speedway gas station in Hampstead to honor three Marines who died there in 2023.
Loved ones gathered as the bench was unveiled, featuring images of 23-year-old Ivan Garcia, 19-year-old Tanner Kaltenberg and 23-year-old Merax Dockery.
“I think they’re beaming. I think they’re here. I feel like they’re spirit was here when they were putting it in the ground last night. I think they’d be really happy with it.”…