Photo Story

My father, Clarence Brown Jr. In his army uniform during the Korean War.

Me at age five months.

The Brown family in 1974. Top row left to right is Me, Mother and Daddy.
The front row left to right is my twin sisters Bonny and Beverly and my brother Pat.

I admit that this might fall into the category of TMI (too much info). I have spent a lot of time on my other web sites, (Free Speech, On the Edge, and My Issues), telling people what I believe in and stand for. Several people have asked me to go beyond just issues and tell why I believe in them. People are asking me about me and not just about what I stand for.

I find it easier to talk about issues than to get personal, but I will make an attempt to use photos to tell a story. I choose four of my favorites out of my family photo files which sort of say where I came from.

I start with my father in his army uniform because a lot of what he taught me as a child came from that. He was drafted during the Korean War and went threw training fully expecting to fight in Korea. The truce was made just before he went so he went to Columbus GA. Instead. He always felt a little guilty because he was ready but not needed.

Just after the Army he went to Hinds Jr. College on the GI Bill, then took a job in a factory. He met mother working at the factory, got married and I was born. I use the photo of me as a five month old to illustrate that part of the story.


The next one is what I call that 70's photo. It pretty much speaks for itself.

The last one is what I call a lesson in patriotism. Growing up I was never far from the flag and my family never let me forget what it stands for.

I know that it is just a small sketch of a story with many huge parts missing. Self disclosure is not easy for me. In time I might fill in a few more blanks so stay tuned.