Rep. Woods Comments On Friend John Brown – Killed In Action

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State Rep. Jon Woods (R-Springdale) appeared on MSNBC today discussing his good friend, John Brown, who was one of the Navy SEALs killed in the attacks in Afghanistan this weekend.

"John was the ideal soldier," Woods tells the Tolbert Report. "He was physically fit, extremely smart and had a great sense of humor. We lived down the street from each other in high school. We would walk home from school together on some days after long days of basketball practice & track. We would watch SNL every Saturday night before going out with our friends on Saturday nights."

"It’s been a long weekend and he will be truly missed. If the Seal team 6 looked anything like him, then I can’t imagine what was running through Osama Bin Laden’s mind during the raid on the compound," said Woods.

Sgt. John Brown and fellow Arkansan Navy Master Chief Tommy Ratzlaff were both killed in an attack on their helicopter while attempting to rescue fellow soldiers in Afghanistan.  Gov. Mike Beebe has ordered state flags to be flown at half mast in their honor.