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Wisconsin Army National Guard's Maj.
Dave Brown, Jr., and his wife, Rachel - winners of the CBS reality program
"The Amazing Race" - return to the Wisconsin's Dane County Regional
Airport today (May 7), at approximately 3:30 p.m. where they will be
congratulated by Maj. Gen. Don Dunbar, adjutant general of Wisconsin, and the
University of Wisconsin's famous Bucky Badger mascot and friends and family.
"I truly feel my involvement in the
military best prepared me for a competition such as 'The Amazing Race,' whether
it be attention to detail, leadership style and abilities, or who I am as a
person," Dave said prior to the series premier in January. "I not
only strive for victory, but I expect it for myself."
Dave is currently the professor of
military science at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. He has served in the
military for more than 16 years as an intelligence officer, Black Hawk pilot
and a recruiting and retention executive officer. He has been a member of the
Wisconsin National Guard since 2000.
The Browns competed against 10 other
couples in the reality show's 20th season with the intent to reconnect
following Dave's recent year-long deployment to Iraq with the 1st Battalion,
147th Aviation Regiment in support of Operation New Dawn. They competed and
more - becoming the most prolific duo in the history of the show's 20 seasons
by winning eight different legs on their way to the overall victory, said host
Phil Keoghan during the finale.
The couple emerged from the trying
25-day globe-trotting contest victorious, and richer in experience, resilience,
and the pocketbook.
"When Dave was gone for a year it
was so hard and I really didn't know if we'd make it," Rachel said during
the season finale. "Because it was so hard when he was over there, we had
no communication. It was the worst year ever, so it was awesome to spend the
month together." In addition to being a member of the Wisconsin National
Guard family, Rachel is a UW graduate and a project manager at Epic systems, a
Verona-based health care software company.
The season premiered Feb. 19, and
winners were announced Sunday (May 6).
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