Ohio widow informed of soldier husband’s death via Facebook [View all]

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Source: Raw Story

An Ohio woman last week said she was informed of her husband’s untimely death in Afghanistan by one of his platoon members, who contacted her in a Facebook post and broke protocol to give her the shocking news.

Staff Sgt. Christopher Brown, a 26-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio and father of two girls, was killed in action earlier this month just under two weeks after embarking on his fourth tour of duty. His wife, Ariell Taylor-Brown, said she is 11 weeks pregnant.

Brown was killed after he stepped on an improvised explosive device. He died just one day after his youngest daughter’s birthday, according to a memorial service announcement.

But even more painful and shocking: “I was told via Facebook,” his wife explained to reporters.


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