Leroy Daniel Brown served in Vietnam from 1968-1969 as a weapons sergeant with the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observation Group (MACV-SOG). This group was selected to conduct reconnaissance missions behind enemy lines and report on North Vietnamese and Viet Cong activities. These missions were classified operations under the direction of the CIA. These missions were very important because the intelligence provided by the MACV-SOG teams provided U.S. forces with the knowledge to conduct successful combat operations. Leroy’s Army career included a tour with the Berlin Brigade, 2 tours as a Drill Sergeant at Fort Ord, CA and Fort Dix, NJ, and 2 tours as an Army recruiter at Buffalo, NY and Niagara Falls, NY. Leroy was also a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, KY. Leroy served 23 years in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged in 1980. After Army service, Leroy worked for the Waynesville Technical Academy (Waynesville, MO) as an auto body technician/instructor. Leroy also worked for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service as the manager of Abrams Theater, Fort Leonard Wood, MO. Leroy passed away on September 24, 2014 from complications of Diabetes Mellitus, Type II, a result of Agent Orange exposure. 

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