Bruce C. Brown was born in Bayshore, New York, but moved around quite a bit in his youth, finally settling down in Silver Springs, Florida. He enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard in 1984. Bruce is the author of fifteen published books and has been recognized with numerous awards for his writing. Bruce has three children and a beautiful wife, Vonda. His oldest son, Dalton, is a graduate from the University of South Florida and St Leo University and is a regional manager with Paragon Theaters and has an awesome little boy named Graham. His middle son, Jordan, is a graduate from the University of Florida and earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence at the University of Texas School of Law and is an Assistant District Attorney in Texas. His youngest son Colton graduated from the University of Florida, served as an Operations Specialist in the U.S. Coast Guard and is currently attending Temple University Beasley School of Law. Captain Brown has been happily married to Vonda for 35+ years and his last assignment in the Coast Guard was as the Commanding Officer of U.S. Coast Guard Community Services Command. His prior assignment was as Commanding Officer of U.S. Coast Guard Base Elizabeth City, North Carolina. During his Coast Guard career, Bruce was recipient of the highly prestigious Douglas A. Munro Award for Inspirational Leadership, as well as the American Society of Military Comptrollers Award of Excellence and is a two-time recipient of the Coast Guard Chief Financial Officers Award for Excellence (Junior Officer and Senior Officer Categories). He earned degrees from the University of Phoenix and Charter Oak State College and is designated as a permanent Cutterman. His military decorations include the Legion of Merit, 6 Meritorious Service Medals, 5 Commendation Medals, 2 Achievement Medals, Armed Forces Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, NATO Medal and many others. To date, he has written 15 books. Bruce retired from the Coast Guard in October 2020 after 36.5 year of service to his country. He and Vonda currently reside in Central Florida.
