Greg Brown of the State House Guns

Dear Friends and Fellow Reenactors:

Captain Greg Brown, 1st OLA, Co. A, discovered last fall that he had liver cancer. At first the doctors were saying that the cancer was at stage one, which lead us to believe that Greg would recover and be in the field with us this summer. That was not to be. He has recently learned that his condition is terminal. He has been released to hospice care and is glad to be out of the hospital and back home.

I know that many of you will want to contact Captain Brown. His mailing address is 3561 Triton Ct. Westerville, OH 43081. Captain Brown's wife Vicki has asked a close friend, Cpl. Paul Fulton, to set up any visitations. If you would like to visit Greg, please contact Paul Fulton at (614) 581-6889 or pfulton4031@wowway.com.

In recognition of Greg's nearly 10 year service as Captain in the unit, March 4 has been designated as Greg Brown Day at the Ohio Statehouse. The Captain will be honored by the Governor and the General Assembly for his dedication and service. The ceremony will be held in the Statehouse Atrium at 1300 on Friday, March 4, 2005. A cannon salute will be fired on the west lawn.

I have been honored to serve with Greg Brown a man who treated the unit like family. Talk about unit cohesion-he always had a good word and you could see that he actually meant it that he felt it. I realize this is short notice, but it would mean a great deal to us, if you were able to attend.

A filer for the event is attached. For those members of the AoO, please distribute this information to your units as you see fit.

Sincerely,

Joel
Lt. Joel Flint
1st OLA, Co. A

Joel Flint
Researcher and Curator
Statehouse Education & Visitors Center
The Ohio Statehouse
Columbus, OH 43215
614-728-2698
jflint@csrab.state.oh.us