Nine comrades were lost the day SSG Pitts actions helped turn the tide at the Battle of Wanat... – Jonathan P. Brostrom, 24, of Aiea, Hawaii – Israel Garcia, 24, of Long Beach, California – Jonathan R. Ayers, 24, of Snellville, Georgia – Jason M. Bogar, 25, of Seattle, Washington – Jason D. Hovater, 24, of Clinton, Tennessee – Matthew B. Phillips, 27, of Jasper, Georgia – Pruitt A. Rainey, 22, of Haw River, North Carolina – Gunnar W. Zwilling, 20, of Florissant, Missouri – Sergio S. Abad, 21, of Morganfield, Kentucky "My son Lucas exists because of them ... I promise that my son will grow up appreciating the sacrifices of men he never knew." (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Mikki L. Sprenkle)
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