Sean Mclain Brown

Sean Mclain Brown worked as a journalist for the Pasadena Star News and other newspapers as a contributor. After, he worked in broadcast radio where he earned awards for his writing from the National Association of Broadcasting. He now covers veteran and military hero stories, veteran jobs and business, and Military.com's fitness channel. His writing has appeared in more than 50 publications including: The San Francisco Chronicle, The Pasadena Star News, Sierra Madre News, San Francisco Magazine, Indiana Review, and others. He is a Marine Corps veteran who served during the Gulf War as a plane captain on the AV8B Harrier.

Email: sean.brown@military.com

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Navy veteran Joseph Dyer is a forensic investigator with the Department of Homeland Security. (Photo courtesy of DHS)

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Former Navy SEAL Eli Crane is behind a new movement, Long Live the Veteran Brotherhood. (Courtesy photo)

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David Rose is a Recon Marine veteran as well as a published author. (Courtesy photo)

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Noah Glanville, a Navy Corpsman veteran, is the president of Pit Barrel Cooker. (Courtesy photo)

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Former Navy Corpsman Noah Glanville founded his own barbecue company. Here's how he did it.

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