Nevada
An Explosion in Afghanistan Nearly Killed Him. Now, It’s Inspiring His Senate Bid.
Sam Brown, a veteran and former Army captain, was left permanently scarred from a Taliban bomb in 2008. Can his military service drive a successful political campaign in Nevada?
Lying in an Afghan desert, engulfed in flames and soaked in diesel fuel, Sam Brown realized he was about to die.
It was September 2008, and Mr. Brown, who was a U.S. Army lieutenant at the time, had been leading his platoon to the aid of fellow soldi... [816 chars]