Brandon M. Silk, age 25, from Orono, Maine, Penobscot county.
Parents: Mark Silk and Lynn Silk
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Calais High, Orono High (2003)
Military history: 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Enlisted 2003.
Date of death: Monday, June 21, 2010
Death details: Died of injuries sustained when the helicopter he was in made a hard landing.
Cemetery: Lawndale, Bangor
Source: Department of Defense, Leaf Chronicle, Boston Globe, NECN, Bangor Daily News, Military Times
