Interview with Lt Col. Robert K. Brown of Soldier of Fortune

By John Crump

U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- In 1975 Soldier of Fortune magazine hit magazine racks everywhere. It was unabashed pro-gun and pro-military when it wasn’t cool to be either. The direct involvement of the US military in the Vietnam War ended two years earlier, and Saigon would fall in April of this year. At home, the radical student terrorist group, “The Weather Underground”, was still bombing US government buildings.

No one thought this type of magazine would find success the 1970s except the magazine’s founder, Lieutenant Colonel Robert K. Brown.

Lt Col. Brown was an Army Green Beret, a Vietnam vet, and a Bronze Star winner. He knew war, and he knew publishing which gave him a unique skill set that would serve him well. He combined those talents to create one of the most famous and sometimes infamous magazines in the history publishing.

Pop culture references Soldier of Fortune are scattered throughout movies, TV, books, and even video games. I often would wonder what the founders of Soldier of Fortune thought of the magazine’s lasting impact on society. When Ammoland offered me the opportunity to interview Lt Col. Brown I knew I had to do it.

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