Robert Brown, Medina native, recognized at Bills game for military service
This image of Robert Brown was part of a military recognition tribute at the Buffalo Bills game last month.
ORCHARD PARK – Robert Brown, a 2003 Medina graduate, was recognized during the Buffalo Bills home preseason game on Aug. 9 against the New York Giants.
Brown was able to stand on the field and be acknowledged by the crowd at the end of the third quarter. A 90-second tribute to his military service was shown on the big screens of Highmark Stadium.
Brown now lives in Buffalo with his wife and four children. He is retiring in November after a 20-year career on active duty with the U.S. Navy.
Chief Petty Officer Brown entered the Navy in 2005. He trained in Hospital Corpsman “A” School that is fundamental for Navy medical personnel. His first assignment was at the Naval Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla.
He deployed to Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba and then completed Field Medical Training Battalion C School in North Carolina. He was deployed as a senior corpsman to Iraq in 2007.
He was then the leading chief petty officer at Balboa Hospital in San Diego. Brown is currently serving out of the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station.
Robert Brown waves to the crowd at the Buffalo Bills game on Aug. 9.
