“Your Neighbor Went to War”

MAJ Diggs Brown (ret) U.S. Army Special Forces

 

As a keynote speaker for your corporation, association, or institution, Major Diggs Brown (ret.) will energize your audience in an entertaining and charismatic manner. His unique storytelling ability, infused with humor and wisdom, will engage and captivate any audience. Diggs Brown could be your neighbor. He is the person you might see mowing the lawn on a Saturday morning, riding his motorcycle through the Rocky Mountains, or volunteering with one of the many non-profits he supports. He served as a Major in the United States Army Special Forces (Green Berets) during Operation Enduring Freedom. Currently residing in Fort Collins, Colorado, Diggs has experience serving in Afghanistan and across Africa as part of the Global War on Terrorism.

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During the initial phase of the Afghanistan war, Major Brown, or CPT Diggs as he is known in his emails home spent one year on active duty. His focus was on training the new Afghan Army and conducting operations against the Taliban and al-Qaeda terrorist organizations. Diggs and Chaplain Andy taught English to Afghan students in a bombed-out village near their compound in his spare time. As a result of Diggs' emails home describing the impoverished conditions of the school, thousands of pounds of school supplies were sent to his location by everyday citizens of America. The efforts of Major Diggs and Chaplain Andy were instrumental in rebuilding and re-establishing the school. Not only were supplies provided, but eventually, the entire school was rebuilt. Major Diggs would tell you this approach is about "winning hearts and minds". This is how wars are won. MAJ Diggs retells this story with compassion and depth. He will challenge, inform, and inspire your team to reach higher levels of performance.