Farmington pays tribute to slain soldier

a four corners family pays tribute to the second son they have lost in combat. today family and f...  More »

a four corners family pays tribute to the second son they have lost in combat. today family and friends paid their final respects for sergeant first class kenneth westbrook of shiprock. erisa nakano is live in our farmington bureau to tlel us about the memories the family shared. erisa? family and friends remembered sergeant first class kenneth westbrook for his humor and loving personality... as they attended a ceremony that seemed all too familiar. to the family of sergea first class kenneth westbrook... he was more than a soldier. he was a family man... childhood sweetheart... and loyal friend. "i could call him for anything and everything. he was always there." today... many people gathered at farmington civic center to pay tribute to the 41- year-old. "our grief today comes from the shock of the unexpected." the westbrook family lost kenneth's brother sergeant alan westbrook in combat four years ago. "it's rather surreal that we're here again in october, the same month that alan passed on." westbrook's cousin christine edsitty says it's tough to go through a loss like this again. "to come together like this is rather hard, but we all understand that we support one another." sergeant first class westbrook was hurt last month when insurgents attacked his unit in afghanistan... he died last week at walter reed army medical center in washington, d-c. kenneth westbrook served in the army for 22 years.  « Less