Army 1st Lt. Thomas J. Brown 26, of Burke, VA.; was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Sept. 23, 2008 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his patrol came under small arms fire during dismounted operations. Brown was serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Army 1st Lt. Thomas J. Brown 26, of Burke, VA.; was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Sept. 23, 2008 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his patrol came under small arms fire during dismounted operations. Brown was serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom.