Raymond Brown was born in Richmond, Indiana. His childhood was spent between Indiana and Ohio, finishing high school in Richmond in 1965. In 1966 Raymond married his one and only wife, Linda Kathleen Barker.
In November of 1966, Raymond was called to join the United States Army. He took his Basic Training at Fort Knox, KY, and his AIT at Fort Monmouth,NJ. There, he was specially trained in Radio Microwave Equipment Repair. This equipment was widely used and relied upon in Vietnam. Raymond arrived in Vietnam, 3 days after the start of the TET Offensive, the largest and bloodiest offensive of the entire war. It was an eye opener of what was to come.
Raymond returned home from Vietnam in February 1969, and was assigned to White Sands Missile Range, NM. There, he was in direct support of communications for missile firings and testing for all branches of the military. While at WSMR, he was temporarily assigned (TDY) to Blanding, Utah, where they were firing high altitude missiles. In Utah,
