Hero Spc. Kevin Mowl Leaves Us February 25, 2008

Pittsford, New York resident Army Spc. Kevin Mowl died of injuries sustained from a bomb blast in Iraq on August 2, 2007.  He was 22 years old. 

Mowl had undergone numerous surgeries since his injuries and was on the road to recovery until he was called from us. 

Mowl served with the Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment with the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, based in Fort Lewis, Wash.

He will be missed by his father, mother, sister, military colleagues, friends, teachers who are grateful for his service to our country.  He was received the Purple Heart and was visited by President Bush, Governor Armond Schwarzenegger, among many others. 

Talk show host Laura Ingraham, who visited Kevin over Christmas, has this tribute to him at her site:

ARMY SPC. KEVIN MOWL, 22, RIP: Many of you heard me speak about the time I spent with Kevin and his family before Christmas. Kevin served his country proudly and loved his family. He suffered greatly during the last seven months of his life since the day in August when his vehicle was exploded by a 150-lb IED. I am honored that I had the opportunity to meet him, pray for him, and talk with his parents, who are also amazing people. He will be missed. Please take the time to read about Kevin, and visit his page on the CaringBridge website.

On Aug. 2, Mowl and his Stryker Battalion were on patrol in East Rashid, a southern portion of Baghdad. Mowl’s vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device, which contained about 150 pounds of explosives, that was hidden in a storm drain.

Along with Mowl, 11 other soldiers and an interpreter were injured and three soldiers were killed. Mowl suffered a brain injury and multiple fractures in the explosion.

He was transported to an Army hospital in Germany before being flown to Maryland Aug. 5, where he was placed in the intensive care unit in Washington, D.C. From there, he was moved to Bethesda.

From Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York

Pittsford soldier dies from war injuries

"Stryker soldier injured last August succumbs to wounds"

"Community mourns 'very brave American'"

"Pittsford native injured in explosion in Iraq dies"

"Soldier from Fort Lewis dies five months after bombing in Iraq"

Rochester School for the Deaf Assembly for Kevin and the Mowls...

Comments

[Larry]

Very nice job by both of you!