Jeffrey S. Brown

Died: August 8, 2006

Rank: Sergeant

Unit: 82nd Medical Company (Air Ambulance)

Branch: U.S. Army

Sergeant Jeffrey S. Brown was killed on August 8, 2006, when the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter in which he was riding crashed into a lake in Rutbah, Iraq, while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. The 25-year-old crew chief served with the 82nd Medical Company (Air Ambulance) out of Fort Riley, Kansas. Sergeant Steven Mennemeyer, a medic, also died in the crash. Brown was cremated and his ashes scattered on his family’s land.