By JAMES BROWN
Glasgow News 1
Tyler Brown chose 17 years ago that he wanted to live the life of a soldier. He has since learned that along with the action and glory comes sacrifice.
“I’ve always been kind of enamored with the military,” the lieutenant colonel said Monday after giving a speech that focused on sacrifice. He was the guest speaker at the annual Glasgow Memorial Day service that was inside the Luska J. Twyman Municipal Building.
Lt. Col. Brown is the commander of the 1st Battalion/623rd Field Artillery Regiment headquartered in Glasgow. He’s been in his local command role since April 2025.
He said in the post-event interview with Glasgow News 1 that like many children he grew up enthralled by the “cool stuff” of being in the military.
“As you get older you understand about sacrifice and I realized the sacrifice was something I was willing to do for the country,” Lt. Col. Brown said.
He said he knew he wanted to be in field artillery when he joined, but a couple of enlisted recruiters set him on the path to become an officer.
“I’m thankful to that as well because they allowed me to be in the position I’m in now,” Lt. Col. Brown said. “I’ve always enjoyed the cannons and the smoke and all that stuff.”
The battalion he commands is a mobile field artillery unit, and he said he likes the range and impact the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) has on the battlefield, “but also it’s nice to have air conditioning sometimes.”
The 623rd will continue to grow over the next couple of years with the addition of another battery.
“Kentucky is an artillery state,” Lt. Col. Brown said. “We get more funding because of what we do than other places have, so opportunities are kind of endless for soldiers in the artillery field.”
He said that growth also means new soldiers are needed.
As for Lt. Col. Brown, he said he will stay in the military until “they tell me I can’t be around anymore.”
