A fallen Navy SEAL is being honored by the American Red Cross, which named him as among the “Heroes of the Heartland.” The recognition is given by the Red Cross to people who have shown “extraordinary acts of character and dedicated countless hours to a special cause.” Petty Officer First Class Jon Tumilson, one of [...]
It is not surprising that the late Navy SEAL Jon Tumilson, having grown up in Iowa, was a big fan of the Iowa Hawkeyes. Truth be told, we would not be all that surprised if he actually named his four-legged best friend Hawkeye after his home state’s University’s football team. At any rate, it certainly [...]
More often than not, a dog is outlived by his two-legged master, and it is man who buries his four-legged best friend. That, however, is not the fate of Hawkeye, a Labrador retriever. His best friend is Navy SEAL Jon Tumilson, who was among those who perished in the Chinook crash in Afghanistan that is [...]
