Brian Allen Converse passed away in his home in Colorado Springs.
Brian graduated from Bandon High School and served 22 years in the military. As an Army tank commander, he served in peace keeping missions in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Egypt. He also commanded troops as an E7 platoon sergeant. He spent many nights in the field in Hohenfels and Grafenwoehr Germany, while stationed in the barracks at Schweinfurt, Germany. He was stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado for many years, where he supervised his crew in the motor pool. As a G7, he was employed by civilians on the training facility range, where he moved up as a supervisor in analytics. Brian was a decorated soldier, he received the meritorious metal, 8 Army commendation medals and 7 Army achievement medals among other decorations.