Master of Arms 2nd Class Michael J. Brodsky, 33, from Florida, died 7/21/12 from wounds he received 7/7/12 in a blast from a “dismounted improvised explosive device in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. He had lost both legs and was struggling to stay alive. Brodsky was flown to Landsthul, Germany where his mother and father were able to see him before he died. Brodsky, a U.S. Navy Military Dog Handler, was doing a tour of duty in the Kandahar Province of Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. Brodsky was on patrol in an undisclosed area when his unit came under fire on July 7. Brodsky reportedly rushed to a nearby truck to shelter his K9 partner, Jackson. As he returned to the fire fight, Brodsky stepped on a mine. Brodsky trained bomb-sniffing dogs for the Navy and had recently re-enlisted with the military branch for another six years. Brodsky had been assigned to the San Diego-based Navy Region Southwest Security Detachment since December 2010. He enlisted in 2001, the day after the World Trade Center was attacked, and served overseas in Sasebo, Japan and Bahrain. Brodsky was awarded the Purple Heart for his bravery on July 16th. Michael is survived by his daughter Natalia.
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