Person in history
Monica Lin Brown
Monica Lin Brown, American sergeant
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1988 · May 24
- Age this year
- 38No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- combat medic. Citizenship: United States
- Born
- 38th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Monica Lin Brown 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.
Path and career
Awards / honours: Silver Star.
Career In April 2007, after a roadside bomb detonated near a convoy of Humvees in the eastern Paktia Province of Afghanistan, Private First Class Brown saved the lives of fellow soldiers by running through insurgent gunfire to reach the wounded and then using her body to shield them while mortar rounds fell nearby. [ 1 ] Because women were not formally allowed to participate directly in combat at the time, Brown was pulled back to the base at Khost shortly after the incident. [ 2 ] Brown,
Why this date
Monica Lin Brown appears on our May 24 calendar for 1988 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1988.
- June 1Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
- September 12Hurricane Gilbert
- September 9Vietnam Airlines Flight 831
- September 188888 Uprising
- September 18Henri Namphy
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1988Sam WhitelockOctober 12
- 1988Tim MoltzenSeptember 15
- 1988Virat KohliNovember 5
- 1988Sergio AgüeroJune 2
- 1988Norris ColeOctober 13
- 1988Jorge Torres NiloJanuary 16
- 1988Kelley O'HaraAugust 4
- 1988Chelsea KaneSeptember 15
Sources
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Questions about Monica Lin Brown
When was Monica Lin Brown born?
May 24 1988.
How old would Monica Lin Brown be today?
38 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on May 24?
Tarjei Sandvik Moe, Emma McKeon, Marcus Bettinelli and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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