WV SR56

Senate Resolution honors Sergeant First Class Bill Brown of Beckley, West Virginia, a decorated Vietnam War veteran who enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1956

Completed three tours of duty in Vietnam, serving in command positions including with the 984th Engineering Company and 20th Engineering Brigade

Wounded on March 15, 1971, in Cambodia when a mortar explosion severely injured his leg, resulting in bilateral leg amputation just four days before he was scheduled to return home

Awarded 16 medals including the Silver Star (third-highest military award for valor), Bronze Star with three Oak Leaf Clusters, two Purple Hearts, Air Medal, and Army Commendation Medal

Received the highest honor given to army engineers by the South Vietnamese government, an award bestowed upon only 12 Americans