'''Dr. Earl W. Brian''' was a combat [[physician]] during the [[Vietnam war]] who served in a unit providing air support for Operation Phoenix run by [[William Colby]], who later became [[CIA]] Director under Presidents [[Nixon]] and [[Gerald Ford|Ford]]. He became health and welfare secretary in the cabinet of [[California]] Governor [[Ronald Reagan]]. Brian authored a number of papers on the reorganization health boards and commissions in California. | '''Dr. Earl W. Brian''' was a combat [[physician]] during the [[Vietnam war]] who served in a unit providing air support for Operation Phoenix run by [[William Colby]], who later became [[CIA]] Director under Presidents [[Nixon]] and [[Gerald Ford|Ford]]. He became health and welfare secretary in the cabinet of [[California]] Governor [[Ronald Reagan]]. Brian authored a number of papers on the reorganization health boards and commissions in California. |