In Memory OfSSgt Timothy L. Bowles

SSgt Timothy L. Bowles, 24, U.S. Air Force, born April 17, 1984, was killed in action on March 15, 2009. Bowles served in Special Vehicle Maintenance with 3rd Logistics Readiness Squadron and deployed for Operation Enduring Freedom. In Afghanistan, he volunteered to participate in a security patrol that was going to check on a local school that had been recently rebuilt. While en route, Bowles and three other Airmen passed away when a roadside bomb struck his Humvee. For his service, he earned a Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. Fly high, Airman! Til Valhalla, Brother!