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Charles Duane 'Charlie' Brown (born December 13, 1949) is a retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Colonel and was the Democratic nominee for Congress in the 2006 election and the 2008 election for California's 4th congressional district. ==Life and career== Brown was born in Grinnell, Iowa and grew up in small Midwestern farm towns. He received his commission after graduating from the United States Air Force Academy in 1972 and served 26 years in the military. He retired from the Air Force as a lieutenant colonel in 1998, having served in every armed conflict from Vietnam to the Gulf War. During the Vietnam War, Brown flew rescue helicopter missions in Thailand, and Cambodia and participated in the evacuations of Phnom Penh, and the Mayagüez incident, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. He later flew fixed-wing reconnaissance missions in support of operations in Panama, Grenada, Lebanon, Libya, and other countries. After the Gulf War, he served in Air Force intelligence and was assigned to Saudi Arabia where he coordinated surveillance flights over Iraq’s "no-fly zones". He also monitored worldwide airborne reconnaissance while assigned to Beale Air Force Base. Brown holds a master's degree in aviation management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and a California teaching credential. He was elected to two terms on the Supervisory Committee of the Sierra Central Credit Union and two terms as vice president of the Roseville Police Association. He also worked for eight years on the professional staff of the Roseville Police Department. Brown and his wife Jan have been married since 1973 and have two children. Jan is also a military veteran, having served in the Air Force as a nurse. Their son Jeff, an Air Force Major, has served seven rotations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Their daughter Stacey is a graduate of UC Irvine. The Browns have lived in Roseville, California since the early 1990s and have three grandsons. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charlie Brown (California politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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