KANSAS CITY, Mo. — This past weekend, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes lacrosse ministry honored former Naval Academy player Brendan Looney with the 2018 Peter Kohn Award.
Kevin Looney accepted the award on behalf of his deceased son during the U.S. Lacrosse National Convention in Philadelphia.
Brendan Looney, a defensive midfielder for Navy from 2002 through 2004, was killed in the line of duty was serving as a Naval special forces officer.
Looney died on September 21, 2010, 10 days prior to his scheduled return to the United States, when his SEAL team helicopter went down in the mountains of Afghanistan.