Nancy wrote on Oct 20, 2006 1:39 PM:My son is in the special forces. He had to go through extensive training and now he serves his country in Iraq, putting his life on the line every day. I resent Mr. Brown taking credit for this kind of work where no credit is due. Only little men make such big lies. I don't live in Encinitas, but I will be watching that election with interest.

Ivan wrote on Oct 20, 2006 3:02 PM:So Thomas Brown said, "... he "thought" he was a member." One would think that if he had been in the Special Forces, he would remember. I'm hoping that in a few years he can tell the story about how he thought he was once on the City Council.

mistake wrote on Oct 20, 2006 8:05 PM:I am sorry to hear of this "mistake," by Tom Brown, as he had seemed to care about making Encinitas more honest and open. We are bullet voting for Teresa Barth, and wish that we could afford to vote for two candidates without threatening fearing that the incumbent, whom we are not pleased with, might succeed with a plurality. City Council in Encinitas has not done a good job. Who there has served in the military, at all. Our president, GW Bush, also go away with quite a bit under his so-called "service" in the military.

Lorri wrote on Oct 21, 2006 9:20 AM:I lost a cousin and dear friends who were in the Special Forces. I do not appreciate someone taking credit for being in the Forces, when others dies and fought bravely. I will never vote for Brown after learning this.

CPO-USN-Ret. Vietnam Vet wrote on Oct 23, 2006 3:31 PM:To "Mistake" who wrote on 10-20-06, Slick Willy Clinton protested the Vietnam war on foreign soil and served as President. At least G.W. Bush did serve in the Air National Guard as did many others from all walks of life. Some were sent into combat, some were kept in the "world." My best friend served in the Army as a conscript and never left the States, another very good friend served 21 years, part of which was during Vietnam, and never entered a combat zone. It is where you are ordered to go by the military, not where you served that counts. It took men and women here to support those of us deployed throughout the world. I feel your words are of a Civilian who has never served and no not of what you speak. That said, any man who steals honor by purporting himself to be something he isn't, should never be permitted to serve any type of government position, be it dog catcher, council member, mayor or President. My credentials, Vietnam Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2), Navy Expeditionary Medal (2), and others.

Jim wrote on Oct 26, 2006 7:33 AM:A new article (“Brown not to blame for SFA mix-up”) came out today (10/26/06) that makes this issue sound like a simple clerical mistake. Apparently Brown didn’t make any false claims about his service and the real issue is that his SFA application simply hasn’t finished being processed. I have been following this race closely and it certainly seems as though Brown is the most qualified candidate… He’s got my vote for sure!

Pat wrote on Oct 28, 2006 2:48 PM:I think it is way past time for Encinitas to elect a knowledgeable person to the Council. They spend so much time spinning their wheels nothing gets done. Let's put a contractor on the council, surely he will realize that you shouldn't build ballfields, schools, churches without considering the parking problem. The round-about on Santa Fe should be enough to disqualify every one on the present council. Come on Encinitas Wake Up Smell the Coffee.

Veritas wrote on Oct 31, 2006 12:35 AM:Meyers is a true patriot and hero. We are lucky to have him living in our community. I wonder if Brown served at all?