An Explosion in Afghanistan Nearly Killed Him. Now, It’s Inspiring His Senate Bid.
As Sam Brown lay in the Afghan desert, engulfed in flames and soaked in diesel, he realized he was dying. It was September 2008, and Mr. Brown, then a lieutenant in the U.S. Army, had led his platoon to help fellow soldiers who had been ambushed by the Taliban. Then his Humvee hit a roadside…