Monica Lin Brown

Monica Lin Brown
Brown at FOB Salerno, Afghanistan, in March 2008
Born (1988-05-24) 24 May 1988 (age 36)
Lake Jackson, Texas, U.S.
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service2005–present[1]
Rank Sergeant[2]
Unit782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division[3]
Battles/wars
AwardsSilver Star[4]
Brown receives the Silver Star from Vice President Dick Cheney in March 2008.

Monica Lin Brown (born 24 May 1988)[4] is a United States Army sergeant and medic who became the first woman during the War in Afghanistan and only the second woman since World War II to receive the Silver Star, the United States military's third-highest medal for valor in combat.[5]

  1. ^ Price, Jay (9 May 2008). "A Silver Star for her mettle". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 27 January 2013. At 17, Monica Lin Brown joined the Army.
  2. ^ "Profiles of Women Soldiers". Women in the U.S. Army. United States Army. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  3. ^ Spc. Micah E. Clare (24 March 2008). "Face of Defense: Woman Soldier Receives Silver Star". American Forces Press Service. United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Monica Lin Brown". Military Times Hall of Valor. Gannett Government Media Corporation. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Female Texas Teen To Receive Silver Star". CBS News. Associated Press. 11 February 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2013.