Author and his wife, Debbie, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina before he left for Iraq.
About the Author
Charles M. (Chuck) Grist enlisted in the Army for the first time in 1968. He was commissioned a year later as a second lieutenant at the age of twenty. He graduated from the Army's Airborne and Ranger Courses and served in Vietnam as an infantry platoon leader with the First Cavalry Division.
After a long break in service, Grist reenlisted in the Army Reserve as a sergeant. After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, he continued his service as a warrior-citizen, volunteering to serve in Iraq in 2004. Grist became the leader of the C.O.B.R.A. Team, a Protective Service Detail with a mission to protect a general in Baghdad.
He is a graduate of the University of Central Florida and has been married to his wife, Debbie, for over thirty-six years. They are the parents of four children and the grandparents of three little girls and two little Rangers.
Grist retired from the Army Reserve in 2009 and as a police officer in 2010. He is available to speak to your school, civic group, political organization or book club.
To contact the author by email, click here. His "snail mail" address is P.O. Box 197032, Winter Springs, Florida 32719.