#365 - Harold Brown Jr.

#365 Harold Brown Jr. - Don Soar

Tied by: Don Soar
Originated by: Don Soar

Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer hook 8xl #1
Thread: White 8/0
Tag: Copper flat tinsel
Tail: Lady Amherst pheasant crest
Body: White floss
Rib: Copper oval tinsel
Belly: White bucktail
Throat: Lady Amherst pheasant crest
Wing: 4 white hackles
Shoulder: Red golden pheasant body feather
Cheek: Silver pheasant body feather
Eye: Jungle cock nail
Topping: Lady Amherst pheasant crest
Head: Black

Notes: On December 30th, 2010, Harold E. Brown Jr., 37, died in the line of duty as an intelligence officer in the Khost Province of Afghanistan. Mr. Brown served in the U.S. Army and proudly served assignments in Bosnia, the Gulf War and Operation Iraqi Freedom. When the news of Harold Brown's death reached his hometown of Bolton, Massachusetts, flags stood at half mast and residents expressed their condolences to the family of the community's respected citizen. Don tied this dignified streamer to honor the memory of his dear friend.