Rear Adm. Erroll M. Brown, the Coast Guard's first African- American flag officer, addresses his system directorate staff during an all- hands meeting at Coast Guard headquarters in Washington.
Rear Adm. Erroll M. Brown, the Coast Guard's first African- American flag officer, says success has a simple formula in the Coast Guard or any other military service: "You've got to work hard."
Erroll M. Brown, the Coast Guard's first African-American admiral, said when he was selected for star rank in 1998, he was "shocked, humbled and honored. Making flag rank for anyone is very significant. Less than 1 percent of officers make it to flag rank, so it's a significant accomplishment."
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