Wednesday Hero
This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Steve
Lt. Col. Charles L. Brown
86 years old from Miami, Florida
October 24, 1922 – November 24, 2008
For extraordinary heroism in military operations in WWII he was awarded the Air Force Cross our nations award for valor second only to the Medal of Honor. He flew 29 combat missions as a B-17 pilot. His many other military decorations included the Purple Heart for wounds received in combat. Upon being offered a position with the United States Department of State he took early retirement from the Air Force and continued to serve his nation as a senior Foreign Service Officer spending six years in Southeast Asia as Inspector-In- Charge, Agency for International Development, U.S. Dept. of State
Sadly couldn’t find too much information on Lt. Col. Brown. The best source was his obituary.
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived
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Christopher Lee (Kawaistiyowa)
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Excellent Mike. There are so many heroes out there.Have a great Wednesday my friend. 🙂
Continue to honor these brave men and women. Thanks.
Sandee, yes there are a lot of them out there.As long as my Christopher Lee keeps doing these postings and sending them to me I will keep putting these up here at Golch Central.Plus it helps that people keep suggesting new heroes each week.Wanda's Wings,I will do so every Wednesday.
Very well done. It is important to honor our heros.Be blessed Mike!
Jennifer,thank you.