April 1, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 56 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E373]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SERGEANT EDWARD BROWN

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                          HON. DONALD NORCROSS

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 1, 2019

  Mr. NORCROSS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor United States Army 
Veteran, Sergeant First Class Edward I. Brown of Winslow Township in 
New Jersey's First Congressional District.
   On February 1, 1954, Sergeant Brown began basic training at Fort 
Dix, currently Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Sergeant Brown left 
Fort Dix for Fort Campbell, Kentucky where he went through Airborne 
Training to learn how to be a paratrooper.
   While serving as a paratrooper from 1954 to 1968, Sergeant Brown 
attended Jump Master School where he became a Jump Master. After Jump 
Master School, Sergeant Brown received a Compassionate Reassignment to 
Fort Dix where he became a Drill Sergeant for ten years.
   In 1968, Sergeant Brown received orders to report to Panama for 
jungle training in preparation for Vietnam. Upon returning home for 
seven days, Sergeant Brown was flown out to Oakland, California.
   It was in Oakland where Sergeant Brown changed from his military 
gear to his jungle fatigue gear in preparation for Vietnam.
   From 1968 to 1969, Sergeant Brown's service in Vietnam consisted of 
twenty-nine-day patrols followed by three days in base. Sergeant Brown 
continued this cycle for eleven months. For his combat bravery in 
Vietnam, Sergeant Brown received the Air Medal, the Bronze Star, the 
Commendation Medal, and the Combat Infantry Badge.
   Following his service in the Vietnam, Sergeant Brown returned home 
and began working at the NCO Academy at Fort Campbell until his 
retirement at Fort Dix on January 31, 1979. Commendably, Sergeant 
Brown's military career spanned a total of twenty-five years.
   Madam Speaker, I ask you to join me in celebrating and recognizing 
the valiant service Sergeant First Class Edward I. Brown dedicated to 
his country.

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