Friday, October 06, 2006
Next Time You Hear Talk Of Chickenhawks
You can quote this:
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A state lawmaker stationed in Iraq was wounded by a sniper, the governor's office and lawmakers said Friday.I'll bet his constituents are proud of him. I hope he's okay; the word is that he was shot in the lung.
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Brown, a staff sergeant in the Army Reserve, was deployed in March for a one-year tour and has been serving as a civil affairs specialist, helping build roads, bridges, hospitals and schools. In 2000 he served in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Brown, a Platte City Republican, was first elected in 2002 to represent the state House district just north of Kansas City.