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- On a cruise ship, he laughed and shimmied and showed off his moves — and won the Latin American dance contest, even though he was the only one aboard who spoke English.
- Just two weeks before he was set to return home from Afghanistan and see his wife and three daughters, Staff Sgt. Collin Bowen volunteered for one last mission.
- Through the phone, their relationship grew and finally ended. Army Spc. Michael Benson Matlock Jr. was talking to his wife at 6:15 p.m. Feb. 19 on the phone about possibly moving to Hawaii for his next service stop.
- Cpl. Matthew Wallace served in Iraq only a few months before the 22-year-old died in a roadside bomb attack on his convoy while on a combat mission in Baghdad.
- Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series of letters and stories about Maryland soldiers who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- On Dec. 15, a Celebration of Life for Ari D. Brown-Weeks was held in Greenfield, Mass. He grew up in Leyden, Mass., moved to Abingdon in 2005 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. At the service, Ari’s mother, Karyn Brown, paid tribute to her fallen son. Her words follow:
- Editor’s Note: This is part of an occasional series of letters and stories about Maryland soldiers who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan.
