the afghan people and who wrote to his family, afghanistan is exactly where i wanted to be, corporal jason bogar. the father who loved surfing with his son, the platoon leader who led a dash through the gunfire to that post to reinforce his men, first lieutenant jonathan brostrom. an immigrant from mexico who became a proud american soldier on his third tour whose final thoughts were of his family and his beloved wife leslie, sergeant israel garcia. a young man of deep faith who served god and country who could always get a laugh with his impersonation of his commander, corporal jason hovader. the husband who couldn't wait to become an uncle, the adventurous spirit who in every photo from afghanistan has a big smile on his face, corporal matthew phillips. the big guy with an even bigger heart, a prankster whose best play was cleaning up at the