From Crackhead to Crack Shot Navy SEAL: The Amazing Story of Adam Brown
Adam Brown grew up in a loving, middle-class family and was known for his good nature and willingness to try anything once. He was a big fan of the Charlie Sheen movie Navy SEALs and even successfully duplicated a crazy stunt from the film — jumping from the back of a moving pickup truck crossing a bridge to the lake below.
He was a ferocious, if undersized, football player who helped take his team to the state championship game; but wasn’t quite big enough to play college football.
However, the wrong — very wrong — woman diverted his life and his focus became crack cocaine. For years, Brown lied to and stole from his parents — who often did not know of his whereabouts — to feed his drug habit.
During this time, his parents converted to Christianity and became very devout members of an evangelical church. Eventually, their prayers were rewarded as Adam accepted Christ as his savior and began to fight his addiction.
He also met the right — very right —woman, Kelley, who married him despite the fact he was still struggling with his desire for drugs. A family friend who was a high-ranking naval officer took a chance on Adam, who then turned his remarkable determination to the daunting task of become a SEAL.
I’ll buy it. In hardback and not as a ebook. This sounds like a book to hold in my hands and savor. Thanks for pointing it out.
God Bless all our brave troops.
Inspirational story.
This is what can happen if you admit you are powerless and turn it over to your higher power.
A pretty cool story. Brown is lucky he was never arrested for possession of crack, otherwise he’d have never made Navy Seal. He’d be in jail.
Brutus- The same could be said for your hero Obama.
But Obama made the gutsiest call of all times and killed Osama bin-six-headed-monster with his bare hands.
Not to cast asperions on the man, but how did a crack addict pass the SBI background checks??
This individual’s story is another testament to ending the immoral war on drugs.
See Szasz, Dr. Thomas: “Our Right to Drugs” and “Ceremonial Chemistry: The Ritual Persecution of Drugs, Addicts, and Pushers”
I agree with Kenneth Olson on his specific point — that of this case being an example of why to end the immoral and ineffective “war on drugs”, but also to a generalization of his point. And that is damn all background checks. They are friggin anchors and the favored weapon of idiotocrats and grudge-bearers.
I would like to read this book. It should certainly be on the reading lists of recovery ministries such as AA or Celebrate Recovery. What an inspiring young man.