[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 122 (Monday, July 17, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E680]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING RETIRED COLONEL JERRY A. BROWN

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                             HON. SUSIE LEE

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 17, 2023

  Ms. LEE of Nevada. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor retired Colonel 
Jerry A. Brown for a career of service to our nation.
  Col. Brown is a 1996 graduate from the Army ROTC program at Emporia 
State University, and the second generation of his family to serve in 
the United States Army. He has faithfully served our Nation for over 30 
years, starting as an enlisted Petty Officer in the United States Navy 
before commissioning as an Officer in the United States Army. During 
his career, Col. Brown deployed to the Mediterranean while serving on 
board the USS Forrestal CV-59 in April 1988, he conducted operations to 
support the Persian Gulf War, and he participated in combat in support 
of Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2010 to 2011.
  As a Congressional Legislative Liaison Officer of the 63rd Readiness 
Division, Col. Brown has supported Army Reserve priorities, programs, 
and resources by building relationships, educating, and informing 
Senators, Representatives, State Legislators, Mayors, and non-
governmental organizations across the Division's seven-state regional 
footprint of New Mexico, Arizona, California, Texas, Nevada, Oklahoma, 
and Arkansas.
  Further, as a Congressional Legislative Liaison Officer, he is 
responsible for legislative actions with professional organizations, 
defense industry partners, and veterans service organizations that 
includes informing, advising, and representing senior Army Reserve 
leadership on congressional activities, and for telling the Army 
Reserve Story in the 7-state region.
  In his last post, Col. Brown also provided support to the 7-state 
region as a board member for the 2022 Service Academy. He supports all 
local leaders of Nevada by providing them with information regarding 
the Army Reserve and the economic impact to states and cities. He has 
also supported the Army Reserve Ambassador Program, which supports 
students with full-ride scholarships to any ROTC program in the Nation 
with the hope that they will one day return to the Southwest as 
tomorrow's leaders.
  In his over 30-year military career, including 10 different 
assignments and 2 different services, Col. Brown has shared his 
knowledge and experience with hundreds of officers and enlisted 
Soldiers, helping them to develop as leaders and enhance their careers. 
Col. Brown is an exceptional leader who will be greatly missed by the 
U.S. military when he moves into retirement, while his service will be 
long remembered by those he worked with. There is no doubt that the 
soldiers he helped train and mentor over his 30 years will continue to 
build on his legacy of service and working to make our Nation stronger.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me today in honoring Colonel Jerry A. Brown 
on his outstanding service to our Nation and in congratulating him on 
his retirement.

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