'And now I can't go to El Salvador.' On the other hand, editors of Soldier of Fortune instructed Salvadorans in subjects ranging from weapons marksmanship to basic military skills such as water purification. 'You stupid son a bitch, you shot me,' Brown said. The friend shot himself through the hand and the bullet struck Brown in the calf. In April 2022, Brown announced he had sold Soldier of Fortune to journalist Susan Katz Keating, a frequent contributor to the magazine.Ī Chicago Tribune reporter doing a story on Brown's involvement in the civil war in El Salvador in March 1984 witnessed Brown become the victim of an accidental shooting when one of Brown's friends pulled the trigger of a gun he thought was unloaded. Brown began publishing Soldier of Fortune in 1975 in Boulder, Colorado. In 1970, he founded a book publishing firm with Peder Lund named Paladin Press. At one point, Brown was the Vice Chairman of the NRA. He was a Green Beret, served with Special Forces in Vietnam, and retired from the US Army as a Lieutenant Colonel. Brown Day' in honor of Soldier of Fortune magazine, its 20th annual convention in Las Vegas, and its founder and publisher.' Career īrown served in the US Army from 1954-1957 and again from 1964–1985. On September 22, 1999, Las Vegas, Nevada Mayor Oscar Goodman issued a proclamation declaring that day to be 'Soldier of Fortune Day' and 'Lt.

Personal īorn in Monroe, Michigan, he graduated from Colorado University. Brown was also president of Omega Group Ltd, which was the parent group of SOF. Brown (born November 2, 1932) is an American combat correspondent, investigative journalist, and founder and former editor/publisher of Soldier of Fortune magazine (SOF), a magazine which reports on various armed confrontations around the world, as well as on new weapons and other military technology.

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