Wayne Downing's death has been widely reported in the National Press, on Television, within Military sources and by his wide circle of friends.  Some of the information that has come to our attention can be read below.

• Brian Williams wrote an excellent piece that you will enjoy reading at http://dailynightly.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/07/19/278621.aspx   If you follow the Blogs you will notice one written by Brian McEnany and another by Charlie Shaw.
• Bob Rintz has put together a terrific video on Wayne based upon the recent Brian Williams story on MSNBC.  You can view it at http://www.tvmonitoringservice.com/message/07-19-07-608.html
• Charlie Shaw sent along this URL to Brian Williams' Blog..........you should find this interesting http://dailynightly.msnbc.msn.com
• Jim Malley sent along this story which ran in the Washington Post in 2001 The Secret Warrior.htm
• Tom Simcox sent us this document from one of his sources at SOCOM.
• Tom Simcox also forwarded this Obit from the Peoria Journal Star.
• Charlie Shaw forwarded this report...........http://www.week.com/news/local/8642956.html
• Brian McEnany attended the Memorial Service and wrote this account of the service.
• You can read the Eulogies for Wayne on the West-Point.ORG site
• Washington Post news piece http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/18/AR2007071802679.html
• Tim Swain, Director, Central Region, UNITED STATES ARMY RANGER ASSOCIATION, wrote the following article about Wayne.  From the Ranger Community and a close friend to the Downing Family.
• Charlie Shaw forwarded the following story from the AOG site.

(Anyone with information that they would like added to what is here, should send it to jim@heldman.com)