Sean Brazas, 26, U.S. Navy Master at Arms 2nd Class, died on May 30, 2012. Brazas arrived in Afghanistan on May 1, his birthday, and was killed by a single bullet while helping a fellow serviceman into a helicopter during “combat operations in Panjwa’l, Afghanistan. Brazas’s working dog and partner, Sicario, was reportedly treated for heat exhaustion that day but was not injured in the ambush attack. Originally he is from Greensboro, NC. In April, just before the pair deployed, Brazas and Sicario went through the Inter-Service Advance Skills K9 course, the three-week, Marine-run training program based out of Yuma Proving Ground in Yuma, AZ. Upon completion of the course the pair received high honors, claiming the Top Dog Award. Brazas was assigned to Naval Base Kitsap Security Detachment in Bremerton, Wash. Sean Brazas was buried June 19, 2012 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia with approximately 150 in attendance. Approximately fifteen Navy Military Working Dogs were at attendance at his funeral. Brazas is survived by his wife, Allie Marie Brazas, and their 13-month-old daughter, Addisen Jade Hasenwinkel, both of Bremerton, WA. The family requests that donations in his name be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.
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