Harold Brown Jr.
Harold E. Brown Jr. was an American intelligence officer and U.S. Army Reserve major who was killed in action during the Camp Chapman attack in Khost, Afghanistan, in 2009. Brown's death occurred while he was working for the Central Intelligence Agency as part of the United States' efforts in the war on terror.
Early life and education
Brown was born on June 4, 1972, in Bolton, Massachusetts, to Harold E. Brown Sr. and Barbara Brown. His family had deep roots in the Bolton community; his father served as the town's public works director, and his mother was a police officer with the Bolton Police Department. Brown attended Nashoba Regional High School, graduating in 1990. He later attended Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner, Massachusetts, before transferring to George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where he earned his degree. While at GW, Brown interned in the office of U.S. Representative Martin Meehan, a Democrat from Lowell, Massachusetts. He went on to earn a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Phoenix.Military and Intelligence Career
Following his graduation, Brown attended Officer Candidate School, where he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army. He served four years on active duty, including deployments to Bosnia, before transitioning to the Army Reserve, where he achieved the rank of Major. He had also served during Operation Iraq Freedom and the Gulf War.Brown later joined the CIA, where he worked in various intelligence capacities. At the time of his death, he was stationed in Afghanistan as part of the CIA's War on terror. His family believed he worked for the United States Department of State.