New Mexico soldier honored in Roswell

HUNDREDS CROWDED A ROSWELL CHURCH THIS AFTERNOON TO HONOR A NEW MEXICO SOLDIER KILLED WHILE S...  More »

HUNDREDS CROWDED A ROSWELL CHURCH THIS AFTERNOON TO HONOR A NEW MEXICO SOLDIER KILLED WHILE SERVING IN IRAQ. JULIE FERTIG IS LIVE IN OUR ROSWELL BUREAU TO SHOW US HOW FRIENDS AND FAMILY ARE REMEMBERING ARMY SPECIALIST BRYNN NAYLOR. BRYNN NAYLOR DIED JUST DAYS BEFORE HE WAS SUPPOSED TO COME TO ROSWELL. FRIENDS AND FAMILY SAY KNOWING THEY WERE SO CLOSE TO SEEING HIM MAKES HIS DEATH EVEN HARDER TO ACCEPT. NAYLOR'S FRIEND SARAH CAMPOS WAS ONE OF SEVERAL HUNDRED WHO CROWDED INTO ROSWELL'S FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH TO REMEMBER THE FALLEN HERO. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL FAMILY AND FRIENDS EXPECTED NAYLOR TO PLAY TENNIS IN COLLEGE. INSTEAD HE DECIDED TO ENLIST IN THE ARMY. THE ARMY SPECIALIST JUST TURNED 21 BEFORE HE WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN IRAQ. NAYLOR'S UNCLE SAYS HE'S PROUD OF THE MAN HIS NEPHEW HAD BECOME. LOCAL VETERANS ALSO ATTENDED---WAIVING AMERICAN FLAGS IN HONOR OF NAYLOR'S SERVICE. NAYLOR WILL BE BURIED ON SATURDAY IN SHALLOW-WATER, TEXAS WHERE HE WAS BORN. REPORTING LIVE FROM THE ROSWELL BUREAU... JULIE FERTIG ... EWN4. A FARMINGTON  « Less