Forget-me-not: Mothers and Sons

An installation by Marie Watt commemorating Northwest servicemen and -women killed in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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Brian Browning
Astoria, OR
1986–2007
Army PFC, 4th Bn., 31st Inf. Rgt., 2nd Bde. Combat Team, 10th Mountain Div.

Deep family history of service; dropped out of high school to enlist: was rejected. Recruiter told him to finish his high school diploma and lose weight. Completed GED at the Tongue Point Job Corps site, lost 40 pounds, and enlisted at 18. Relatives say the Army helped him find focus.