have not been on much lately. Been one of the longest weeks of my life but am feeling a sense of closure now as one of my best friends since childhood was laid to rest today. A true war hero, a brave highly decorated soldier purple heart among other accolades. I am proud to call him a brother and feel very fortunate to have had him in my life even if it was just a short time. Love you bro!
NH airman killed in motorcycle crash laid to rest
Sunday, September 2, 2012
DOVER (AP) — A New Hampshire combat veteran who served three tours in Afghanistan before dying in a motorcycle crash in North Carolina has been laid to rest.
A crowd gathered for Sunday's funeral and graveside service for Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Joseph Cullen-Towle in Dover, his hometown.
The 25-year-old was a member of a Special Forces Tactical Air Control Party, assigned to the 21st Special Tactics Squadron at Pope Field, N.C. He received a Purple Heart last year after injured during an attack in Afghanistan.
Sunday's funeral followed a military service in North Carolina and a memorial where glowing paper lanterns were released into the night sky over the Dover High School football field Friday night. He died Aug. 25 in a motorcycle crash in Spring Lake, N.C.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.