Army Staff Sgt. Asbury F. Hawn II

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Army Staff Sgt. Asbury F. Hawn II, 35, of Lebanon, Tennessee.

SSG Hawn died of injuries sustained on August 13, 2005, in Tuz, Iraq, while he was conducting a mounted patrol his HMMWV came under attack by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 3rd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, McMinnville, Tennessee.

Until his death, relatives of Asbury F. Hawn II knew nothing of the honors he had earned previously for bravery and dedication to duty. The Rev. Steve Marcum suggested another.

“If I could suggest one more medal for this brave man and dedicated husband, father, son and brother, it would be for humility,” Marcum said during Hawn’s funeral.

Hawn, 35, of Lebanon, Tenn., died Aug. 14 of wounds from an attack the previous day in Tuz. A 1988 high school graduate, he was based at McMinnville.

“He was always asking us to send crayons, coloring books and supplies for the Iraqi children who have never seen a crayon and most of whom live in huts,” said sister Faith Brownlow. “He was a patriot in the truest sense.”

Hawn joined the Army in 1993 and was deployed to Haiti on a peacekeeping mission before enlisting in the Army Guard in 1996. He had worked at Nissan for about five years when called to active duty last June.

“As a little boy, he wanted to be a soldier. As the baby brother of three older sisters, we spoiled him rotten,” said Brownlow.

He is survived by his wife, Angie, and sons Jonathan, 12, and Spencer, 4.

S/SGT. ASBURY FRED HAWN. II

BORN MAY 14, 1970 IN MIAMI FLORIDA.
DIED AUGUST 14, 2005 TUZ, IRAQ.

HAWN ATTENDED LaVERGNE HIGH SCHOOL WHERE HE GRADUATED IN 1989. HE SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY FROM 1993-96, AFTER WHICH HE ENLISTED IN THE TENNESSEE NATIONAL GUARDS. HE WAS A SQUAD LEADER WITH I-TROOP 3/278 REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM.
REPORTS SHOW THAT S/SGT HAWN'S CONVOY WAS ATTACKED BY MOTAR FIRE ALONG WITH A ROADSIDE BOMB.

HIS AWARDS AND DEORATIONS INCLUDE, THE PURPLE HEART,IRAQ CAMPAIGN MEDAL, COMBAT ACTION BADGE, GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM MEDAL, ARMY ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL { TWO AWARDS } GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, UNITED NATIONS MEDAL, ARMY SERVICE RIBBON, NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL { TWO AWARDS } NCO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTAL RIBBON, ARMY RESERVE COMPONENT ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL { TWO AWARDS } ARMED FORCES RESERVE MEDAL { TWO AWARDS}, TENNESSEE NATIONAL GUARD INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT RIBBON, TENNESSEE NATIONAL GUARD VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEER RIBBON, TENNESSEE NATIONAL GUARD SERVICE RIBBON WITH BRONZE SERVICE STAR AND THE TENNESSEE NATIONAL GUARD DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL.

WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY S/SGT HAWN II. SERVED ON A PEACE KEEPING MISSION IN HAITI DURING THE ELECTIONS OF 1994.

HAWN LEAVES BEHIND A WIFE, ANGIE AND 2 CHILDREN, SPENCER 4, AND JOHN 13. PARENTS ASBURY AND FAITH, AND THREE SISTERS, FAITH, CONNIE, AND TERESA
(Contributed by Asbury Hawn's parents)

Army Staff Sgt. Asbury F. Hawn II was killed in action on 08/14/05.