SPC Christopher "Kit" Lowe
SPC Christopher “Kit” Lowe is recovering from his bullet wound. So if you want to cheer him up and would like to send him a card or a greeting, please send them to the following address which he and his family released:
SPC Christopher Lowe
Room 5737
Walter Reed Medical Center
6900 Georgia Ave NW
Washington, DC 20307
Marine Captain Matthew Freeman
Tomorrow in honor of another fallen warrior, I will post pictures from Capt Matthew Freeman’s memorial service held at my camp. The military memorial service was held today honoring this fallen comrade.
From SMSgt Temple’s wife Liisa: We received a request from a family friend of the Freemans to post this link to the documents announcing Capt. Freeman’s Bronze Star for Valor.
Capt. Matt Freeman Bronze Star documents
The friend, CAPT Scott Pugh, USN (ret), writes:
I have posted a copy of Matt’s combat award for valor online so that others can see it at the link provided.
It says:
- Matt was a C130 pilot based in Okinawa but he volunteered for this deployment.
- He was on the ground just 2 weeks but he volunteered for this patrol in order to coordinate air support if required.
- Once under fire, as the senior man present, he went to the rooftop of the building where his 5 man unit had taken cover in order to gain a better vantage point to locate and engage the enemy that had his unit pinned down.
- There he encountered a nearby Taliban fighter with an RPG who could have taken out the building containing his unit.
- He killed that insurgent drawing deadly fire upon himself from other Taliban forces.
- Every other member of his patrol survived the fight.
There’s not much more anyone could have done than what Matt did.
Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: | Alpha Troop, Bronze Star, GA National Guard, Marine Captain Matthew Freeman, SPC Christopher Santiago Lowe, U.S. Marines
Thanks so much for staying on top of these two stories.
On-scene reports from Georgia last night indicated that the waiting line to get in to Capt Freeman’s viewing at Richmond Hill funeral home was over two hours long.
A final memorial service is scheduled for Wed 26 Aug at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD.
Dear Capt Pugh,
If you have any more information on the Annapolis service, can you please post it here. I have been running the facebook page for Matt and everyone is asking for details.
Thank you!
Thank you for keeping us posted on this. Kit is one of my best friends from college, and I appreciate you giving us information. Sometimes it’s hard for me to get in touch with Kit, so coming here for more information is a relief. Thank you for all you do.