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Rich Browne has lived in 12 states, visited 49 of the 50, two U.S. territories and 18 foreign countries. Married (second), he has two adult daughters. He also has a stepson and a stepdaughter, both of whom live in Canada. He has five grandkids: two granddaughters, two step-granddaughters and a step-grandson. He worked for more than 30-some-odd years for a variety of newspapers in a wide range of positions, including editor, He also has been a "war correspondent" during Operation Just Cause in 1989 and a teacher and an instructor. A decorated veteran of two combat eras, he served in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Naval Reserve in the Vietnam Era (but not in Vietnam); and was in the Army National Guard when he was called up for service in the Persian Gulf War, during both Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm where he served as an Army public affairs specialist in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. He medically retired after serving as a civilian public affairs officer for the U.S. Army.