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Honoring a brother’s sacrifice

February 27th, 2009
An Airman here is honoring his brother's service two years after he paid the ultimate sacrifice when an improvised explosive device detonated and struck his vehicle while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq.

Senior Airman Jason Nathan was killed June 23, 2007, and today Staff Sgt. Joe Nathan Jr. is deployed to Joint Base Balad serving as a weapons loader and paying tribute to his brother's military commitment.

"I volunteered to come over here," said Sergeant Nathan, a member of the 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Tiger Aircraft Maintenance Unit deployed from Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. "I'm here to help with the protection of my country, doing my duty and what is being asked of me to serve my country. I wanted to deploy so I could have the experience. Also, I wanted to do my part. I think my brother would be proud of me."
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