United States Navy Seals End In Afghanistan
August 7, 2011
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Siloam Springs native is a Navy SEAL doctor was killed after his helicopter is shot down in Afghanistan on Saturday morning. Arkansas State Representative Jon Woods says his friend, John Brown was a perfect soldier.
It was just an all-American GI Joe. Only a great man who loved his country, told Woods.
Woods states, and Brown grew up together in Siloam Springs.
All held John in high school, says the forest, it was easy to get along with, a great athlete and a good sense of humor.
Forest Saturday afternoon I received an email from the mother of Elizabeth Brown Brown Newlun Navy SEAL team indicates it was shot down in Afghanistan.
Hearing the news that she was a Navy SEAL team, or a large number of men who were killed this morning, I am not surprised that John was more likely part of this team, tells Woods.
Brown says he has each time loved a challenge.
He loved a fight, Woods tells, he loved his country. That should do the right thing and really believed what he was doing.
Newlun told his son studied pre-medicine in Florida before deciding to become a Pararescue man with the Navy Seals. She said she was recently promoted to technical sergeant.
Their specific job is to be with them and see their medical needs and see to their rescue in the situation that had been taken hostage or something, Newlun said.
Newlun stated the outcry of support and expertise Brown was not only his hero but an American hero gave comfort at this difficult time.
We all have a great comfort that he died doing what he wanted and died with honor, Newlun said.
As stated by Woods, Brown will lose not only the tragic loss of friends and family, but also for our country.
He was physically fit, mentally strong, a good sense of humor, and he was perfect, you know, when I think of the perfect soldier, who was John Brown, states Woods.
He tells Brown is an army man who will always be kept in mind and heart.
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