AGFC Chief of Enforcement Todd Callaway said he wasn’t surprised by Brown’s honor. "Logan is the type of young man that will do whatever it takes to get the job done. He’s been an outstanding wildlife officer during his tenure and we’re lucky to have him here protecting the state’s resources,” he said.

Amy Schlesing of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette told of Brown’s performance in a firefight in 2004:

"Courage has many faces and names. One of its faces is that of a young man from El Dorado — Spc. Logan Brown.

"Here in Iraq, courage is found in a moment. It’s a voice that urges soldiers to get back in the fray, to protect their buddies. From moment to moment, Humvee to Humvee, soldiers make choices about things too frightening to comprehend.

"Brown ignored the blood pouring from his arm and made a decision to stay in his turret and keep fighting amid a hail of gunfire and grenades. He made that decision with calm resolve, according to those in the Humvee with him. And he fought back.

"Brown was on patrol with (Magnolia-based) 5th Platoon, Delta Company, 3rd Battalion of Arkansas’ 39th Infantry Brigade when the platoon was hit by a coordinated ambush due east of Camp Cooke, north of Baghdad. Rocket-propelled grenades, small arms and sniper fire hit the patrol from three different fighting positions along the road.

Brown began pounding away with the .50-caliber machine gun mounted on top of the Humvee. The first grenade hit under Brown’s truck, exploding its battery. A second round pushed the truck into an irrigation ditch. In the ditch, the Humvee was immobilized and at an angle that prevented Brown from accurately firing his massive .50-caliber weapon.

"He turned around and grabbed an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon and continued to fire as bullets zinged around him. Moments later, enemy rounds chewed through his weapon and arm. He dropped back into the Humvee, told his platoon sergeant he was hit, grabbed an M-4 rifle and went back into the turret to fight some more. He would have six gunshot wounds by the time the fire fight was over, according to the report: in the shoulders, arms and head.

"The last burst of bullets — from an enemy sniper — hit him in the shoulders and a round pierced his Kevlar helmet. The bullet nicked the top of the head as it traveled around the inside of the helmet. It was after that shot that Brown put down his weapon and fell into the Humvee next to his platoon sergeant, Sgt. 1st Class Charles Franks of Waldo.

"’I noticed he was propped up on my pack beside me and he just said in a calm voice, ‘I’m hit, Sgt. Franks.’ As he said that, the shooting stopped as the enemy faded away. Franks held his flashlight between his teeth as he cut away Brown’s uniform looking for the source of blood. ‘Blood was everywhere, globs of it,’ Franks said. Brown remained conscious and calm as medics worked on him. They pulled Brown into a different Humvee and sped him back to Camp Cooke along rough dirt roads. As they bumped along in the pitch darkness, Sgt. Michael Stevens of Mississippi inserted an intravenous needle and controlled the bleeding. He saved Brown’s life.

"It’s hard to imagine that Brown is safe and sound looking at his blood-soaked body armor, uniform and pierced Kevlar helmet. The clothing will be burned, the Kevlar kept as a reminder of war’s reality.

"Franks and Capt. Mike Robbins sat at Delta Company headquarters and talked through the ambush, minute by minute. ‘He’s frickin’ awesome,’ Franks said of Brown. ‘He’s a good man,’ Robbins added, nodding.”