State pays tribute to 23 fallen heroes

[Chiron]

Six years after he graduated from Damien Memorial High in 2002, Army 1st Lt. Jonathan P. Brostrom found himself in an inhospitable place — pinned down by machine gun fire and rocket-propelled grenades in a remote village in eastern Afghanistan.

The 24-year-old could have kept his head down, but he decided to help reinforce a nearby observation post that was being hit especially hard. He and another soldier grabbed some medical supplies and possibly some ammo — the accounts aren't entirely clear.
Brostrom made it the 300 feet to help about half a dozen soldiers, but not much farther…..

….Michele DeLay flew in from North Carolina to receive the koa-boxed Medal of Honor on behalf of her brother, Army Sgt. 1st Class David L. McDowell, 30, who was born in Honolulu.
McDowell, a married father of two, was killed April 29, 2008, in a firefight with Taliban forces in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province. McDowell was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment out of Fort Lewis, Wash.

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It’s good to see that Government even at this level remembers and pays tribute to those that gave all.

[Ranger Bill]

Hand salute to those fallen. Good on Hawaii for doing this.