[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 83 (Friday, June 23, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1252]
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CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF COURAGEOUS VETERAN ROBERT BROWN OF PLYMOUTH, MN

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                            HON. JIM RAMSTAD

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 22, 2006

  Mr. RAMSTAD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a member of 
the Greatest Generation who recently passed away.
  Minnesota lost a true hero in Robert Brown of Plymouth, MN, of the 
3rd Congressional District.
  Mr. Speaker, Bob was a Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps. His 
education at Columbia University was interrupted by World War II. He 
eagerly enlisted in the Marines and proudly served his nation during 
World War II, the Korean Conflict and Vietnam.
  Bob retired from the military in 1967 and began a career with 
Rockwell International that sent him on other missions to promote 
freedom and economic opportunity all over the world, including Iran and 
South Korea.
  Mr. Speaker, Bob Brown was one of our nation's best and brightest. 
And the legacy of his courage will live on forever in the hearts of 
freedom-loving people everywhere.
  Lt. Colonel Brown earned many decorations during his 23 years of 
service to his country: the American Campaign Medal, the Korean Service 
Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, the United Nations Service 
Medal, the Navy Unit Commendation, the WWII Victory Medal, the Korean 
Presidential Unit Citation Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the National 
Defense Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
  Mr. Speaker, our thoughts and prayers are with Bernidine Brown, Bob's 
wife of 58 years, as well as sons Michael (Barbara), Stephen (Laurie) 
and Mark, and grandsons Jacob, Kyle and Travis.
  A grateful nation joins them in their mourning and thanks Bob for his 
courageous service to his country and the cause of freedom.

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