Maj. Diggs Brown, USANG (Green Beret) (R-CO-4) http://www.diggsbrown.com  of Fort Collins, Colorado is running against Congresswoman Betsy Markey (D-Co-4). Major Brown is a fiscally conservative candidate who will work to rein in the out of control spending by the Pelosi Congress; he forwarded the below listed press release reports that the Americans for Prosperity Applauds U.S. House Candidate Diggs Brown.  Major Brown is a graduate of Oklahoma State University and is the founder and president of Diggs Brown & Associates, a financial advising firm located in Fort Collins.  Please review the below listed message from Maj Brown. 

In 1979 Pvt. Diggs Brown joined the US Army and spent 10 years on a Special Forces A-Team; he received a direct commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1989 and rose to the rank of Major in the Colorado National Guard.  Major Brown served a combat tour during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan from 2002 to 2003 where he engaged the Taliban; he received the Combat Infantry Badge and the Joint Services Commendation Medal.  Maj. Brown deployed to Special Operations Command Africa from 2008 to 2009; he has been awarded 20 additional medals and service ribbons for his military service to date.  Maj. Brown is the published author of “Your Neighbor Went to War, Reality and the War on Terror” (Clifton House, 2005),  

Maj. Brown is on the Board of Directors of the Salvation Army of Fort Collins, and served on the Fort Collins City Council from 2005 to 2008. If you review the statements on his Web sites you would be pleased with his views; they agree with the Combat Veterans For Congress Mission Statement. We look forward to working with Maj. Brown, and are pleased that a Combat Veteran of his caliber is running for Congress.  If you have friends, associates, or relatives who know voters in the 4th Congressional District of Colorado, kindly pass this E-mail on to them, and ask them to support Maj. Brown by working in his campaign, providing financial support for his campaign in any amount, and/or by networking with others who would be willing to support his campaign.   Maj. Brown is one of 22 Combat Veterans For Congress in 15 states that the Combat Veterans For Congress PAC has endorsed.